#4E3C8D#4E3C8D
#4E3C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.129 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 60, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 40%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 57%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.7%, 57.4%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.29, 28.74, -42.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.29, 51.34, 304.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.96% 0.0439 -0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.96% 0.129 289.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5641, 6.7742, 25.9978) |
| Luminance | 0.0678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 1.43
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.10
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.92
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.61
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.49
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3C8D #7B8D3C
analogous
#3C538D #4E3C8D #773C8D
triadic
#4E3C8D #8D4E3C #3C8D4E
tetradic
#4E3C8D #8D3C53 #7B8D3C #3C8D77
square
#4E3C8D #8D3C53 #7B8D3C #3C8D77
split-complementary
#4E3C8D #8D773C #538D3C
monochromatic
#1F1737 #362A62 #4E3C8D #6751B5 #8D7CC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.92
#4E3C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#4E3C8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3C8D
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3C8D | 1.00 | 8.92 | 2.36 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0F4B90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#12488B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C4E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.129 289.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8472af',
500: '#4e3c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3c8d; $custom-light: #8472af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 60,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.333,
"s": 40.299,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41957,
"c": 0.12888,
"h": 289.9
},
"luminance": 0.06775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3C8D
secondary
#A3B174
accent
#D058B5
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFECF4
border
#CAC7CE
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F