#4D4072#4D4072

#4D4072 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.083 H 294.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D4072
RGB	rgb(77, 64, 114)
HSL	hsl(256, 28%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 44%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.54, 17.87, -26.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.54, 32.30, 303.59°)
OKLab	oklab(40.84% 0.0342 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(40.84% 0.083 294.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.9305, 6.4594, 16.7453)
Luminance	0.0646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D4072 #657240

analogous

#404C72 #4D4072 #664072

triadic

#4D4072 #724D40 #40724D

tetradic

#4D4072 #72404C #657240 #407266

square

#4D4072 #72404C #657240 #407266

split-complementary

#4D4072 #726640 #4C7240

monochromatic

#181424 #332A4B #4D4072 #675699 #8879B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#4D4072 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#4D4072 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4072

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D4072	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D4072	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334771

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d4072;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 64, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.083 294.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80759b',
    500: '#4d4072',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d4072;
$custom-light: #80759b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d4072",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.6,
    "s": 28.09,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40835,
    "c": 0.08279,
    "h": 294.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D4072

secondary

#929F6F

accent

#C463AB

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D4072

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

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