#4F408D#4F408D
#4F408D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.123 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4F408D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 64, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 38%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 55%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44%, 54.6%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.37, 26.46, -40.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.37, 48.63, 302.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.79% 0.0402 -0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.79% 0.123 289.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8642, 7.2518, 26.0741) |
| Luminance | 0.0725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 1.50
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.81
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.27
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.63
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.64
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4F408D #7E8D40
analogous
#40588D #4F408D #75408D
triadic
#4F408D #8D4F40 #408D4F
tetradic
#4F408D #8D4058 #7E8D40 #408D75
square
#4F408D #8D4058 #7E8D40 #408D75
split-complementary
#4F408D #8D7540 #588D40
monochromatic
#201A39 #372D63 #4F408D #6957B3 #8F81C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.57
#4F408D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#4F408D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4F408D
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4F408D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4F408D | 1.00 | 8.57 | 2.45 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C4E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D4A8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D5060
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4f408d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 64, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.123 289.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8475af',
500: '#4f408d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4f408d; $custom-light: #8475af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4f408d",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 64,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.688,
"s": 37.561,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42785,
"c": 0.12273,
"h": 289.1
},
"luminance": 0.07252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4F408D
secondary
#A6B078
accent
#CE5AB7
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF4
border
#CAC8CE
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F