#4F408E#4F408E
#4F408E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.124 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4F408E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 64, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 38%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 55%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 54.9%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.44, 26.77, -41.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.44, 49.22, 302.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.86% 0.0402 -0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.86% 0.124 288.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9390, 7.2817, 26.4678) |
| Luminance | 0.0728 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 1.49
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.67
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.32
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.45
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.57
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4F408E #7F8E40
analogous
#40588E #4F408E #76408E
triadic
#4F408E #8E4F40 #408E4F
tetradic
#4F408E #8E4058 #7F8E40 #408E76
square
#4F408E #8E4058 #7F8E40 #408E76
split-complementary
#4F408E #8E7640 #588E40
monochromatic
#201A3A #382D64 #4F408E #6958B4 #8F82C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.55
#4F408E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#4F408E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4F408E
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4F408E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4F408E | 1.00 | 8.55 | 2.46 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A4E91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B4A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C5160
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4f408e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 64, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.124 288.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8575af',
500: '#4f408e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4f408e; $custom-light: #8575af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4f408e",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 64,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.538,
"s": 37.864,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42856,
"c": 0.12416,
"h": 288.9
},
"luminance": 0.07282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4F408E
secondary
#A6B179
accent
#CE5AB8
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF5
border
#CAC8CF
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F