#4E3C8A#4E3C8A
#4E3C8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.125 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 60, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 39%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 57%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 56.5%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.08, 27.83, -41.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.08, 49.57, 304.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.74% 0.0439 -0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.74% 0.125 290.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3439, 6.6861, 24.8381) |
| Luminance | 0.0669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 1.50
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.47
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.11
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.16
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.40
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3C8A #788A3C
analogous
#3C518A #4E3C8A #753C8A
triadic
#4E3C8A #8A4E3C #3C8A4E
tetradic
#4E3C8A #8A3C51 #788A3C #3C8A75
square
#4E3C8A #8A3C51 #788A3C #3C8A75
split-complementary
#4E3C8A #8A753C #518A3C
monochromatic
#1E1735 #36295F #4E3C8A #6750B3 #8C7BC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#4E3C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#4E3C8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3C8A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3C8A | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#144B8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#184788
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D4D5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.125 290.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8472ad',
500: '#4e3c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3c8a; $custom-light: #8472ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 60,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.846,
"s": 39.394,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41739,
"c": 0.12466,
"h": 290.6
},
"luminance": 0.06686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3C8A
secondary
#A1AF73
accent
#CF59B4
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFECF4
border
#CAC7CE
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F