#4F3397#4F3397

#4F3397 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.155 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4F3397
RGB	rgb(79, 51, 151)
HSL	hsl(257, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(257, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 66.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.07, 37.41, -50.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.07, 62.97, 306.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.33% 0.0554 -0.145)
OKLCH	oklch(41.33% 0.155 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.9926, 6.2639, 29.9547)
Luminance	0.0626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.26

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4F3397 #7B9733

analogous

#334997 #4F3397 #813397

triadic

#4F3397 #974F33 #33974F

tetradic

#4F3397 #973349 #7B9733 #339781

square

#4F3397 #973349 #7B9733 #339781

split-complementary

#4F3397 #978133 #499733

monochromatic

#1F143C #372469 #4F3397 #6947C1 #8E74D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#4F3397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#4F3397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4F3397

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4F3397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4F3397	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#394B60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4f3397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 51, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.155 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876cb6',
    500: '#4f3397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4f3397;
$custom-light: #876cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4f3397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.8,
    "s": 49.505,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41326,
    "c": 0.15519,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4F3397

secondary

#A3B86D

accent

#D94FB2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4F3397

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

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