#4F238B#4F238B
#4F238B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.161 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4F238B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 35, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.2%, 74.8%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.95, 42.66, -49.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.95, 65.69, 310.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.07% 0.0741 -0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.07% 0.161 297.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4845, 4.7283, 24.8867) |
| Luminance | 0.0473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.95
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.51
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.18
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.70
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.84
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4F238B #5F8B23
analogous
#232B8B #4F238B #83238B
triadic
#4F238B #8B4F23 #238B4F
tetradic
#4F238B #8B232B #5F8B23 #238B83
square
#4F238B #8B232B #5F8B23 #238B83
split-complementary
#4F238B #8B8323 #2B8B23
monochromatic
#170A29 #33175A #4F238B #6B2FBC #8A54D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.79
#4F238B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.95
#4F238B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4F238B
10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4F238B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4F238B | 1.00 | 10.79 | 1.95 | 10.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#403E55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4f238b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 35, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.161 297.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8662ae',
500: '#4f238b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4f238b; $custom-light: #8662ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4f238b",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 35,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.385,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38068,
"c": 0.16094,
"h": 297.4
},
"luminance": 0.04728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4F238B
secondary
#8DB852
accent
#E345A0
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F