#4E3BAB#4E3BAB

#4E3BAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.171 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3BAB
RGB	rgb(78, 59, 171)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 65.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 38.61, -57.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 69.21, 303.91°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.0435 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.171 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0543, 7.6872, 39.3688)
Luminance	0.0769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3BAB #98AB3B

analogous

#3B60AB #4E3BAB #863BAB

triadic

#4E3BAB #AB4E3B #3BAB4E

tetradic

#4E3BAB #AB3B60 #98AB3B #3BAB86

square

#4E3BAB #AB3B60 #98AB3B #3BAB86

split-complementary

#4E3BAB #AB863B #60AB3B

monochromatic

#241C50 #392B7D #4E3BAB #6E5CC7 #978AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#4E3BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#4E3BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3BAB

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3BAB	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.171 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872c5',
    500: '#4e3bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3bab;
$custom-light: #8872c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.179,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44161,
    "c": 0.17059,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3BAB

secondary

#B6C181

accent

#D850C1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3BAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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