#4F177D#4F177D
#4F177D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.159 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4F177D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 23, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 69%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 82%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.8%, 81.6%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.85, 44.43, -46.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.85, 64.11, 313.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.51% 0.0887 -0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.51% 0.159 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2317, 3.7557, 19.7420) |
| Luminance | 0.0376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 2.97
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 3.69
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.13
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.65
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 8.72
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4F177D #457D17
analogous
#1C177D #4F177D #7D1778
triadic
#4F177D #7D4F17 #177D4F
tetradic
#4F177D #7D1C17 #457D17 #17787D
square
#4F177D #7D1C17 #457D17 #17787D
split-complementary
#4F177D #787D17 #177D1C
monochromatic
#10051A #2E0D49 #4F177D #7021B1 #8F35DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.99
#4F177D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#4F177D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4F177D
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4F177D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4F177D | 1.00 | 11.99 | 1.75 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003580
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00367B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46324A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4f177d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 23, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.159 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#855ca3',
500: '#4f177d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4f177d; $custom-light: #855ca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4f177d",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 23,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.941,
"s": 68.919,
"l": 29.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35512,
"c": 0.15889,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.03756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4F177D
secondary
#72B23E
accent
#EC3C8B
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#F0E9F4
border
#CBC5CE
text
#0C040F
muted
#7D797F