#4C4079#4C4079

#4C4079 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.093 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C4079
RGB	rgb(76, 64, 121)
HSL	hsl(253, 31%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(253, 47%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 47.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.84, 19.61, -30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.84, 36.56, 302.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.16% 0.0341 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(41.16% 0.093 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2642, 6.5836, 18.9208)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C4079 #6D7940

analogous

#405179 #4C4079 #694079

triadic

#4C4079 #794C40 #40794C

tetradic

#4C4079 #794051 #6D7940 #407969

square

#4C4079 #794051 #6D7940 #407969

split-complementary

#4C4079 #796940 #517940

monochromatic

#1A1629 #332B51 #4C4079 #6555A1 #887AB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#4C4079 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4C4079 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C4079

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C4079	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C4079	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D4A7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c4079;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 64, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.093 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8075a0',
    500: '#4c4079',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c4079;
$custom-light: #8075a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c4079",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41164,
    "c": 0.09335,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C4079

secondary

#99A471

accent

#C761B1

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C4079

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

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