#4F398E#4F398E
#4F398E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.135 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4F398E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 57, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 43%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 60%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 59.9%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.74, 31.14, -44.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.74, 53.94, 305.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.6% 0.0491 -0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.6% 0.135 291.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5687, 6.5412, 26.3444) |
| Luminance | 0.0654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.27
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.76
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.17
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.64
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 8.09
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4F398E #788E39
analogous
#394E8E #4F398E #7A398E
triadic
#4F398E #8E4F39 #398E4F
tetradic
#4F398E #8E394E #788E39 #398E7A
square
#4F398E #8E394E #788E39 #398E7A
split-complementary
#4F398E #8E7A39 #4E8E39
monochromatic
#1E1637 #372762 #4F398E #684DB7 #8D78C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.10
#4F398E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#4F398E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4F398E
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4F398E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4F398E | 1.00 | 9.10 | 2.31 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004A91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#07478C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D4C5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4f398e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 57, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.135 291.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8570b0',
500: '#4f398e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4f398e; $custom-light: #8570b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4f398e",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 57,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.529,
"s": 42.714,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41599,
"c": 0.13478,
"h": 291.3
},
"luminance": 0.06542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4F398E
secondary
#A1B271
accent
#D255B2
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0ECF5
border
#CBC7CF
text
#0B0710
muted
#7C7A7F