#4E3679#4E3679

#4E3679 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.110 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3679
RGB	rgb(78, 54, 121)
HSL	hsl(261, 38%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(261, 55%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 55.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.48, 26.58, -34.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.48, 43.63, 307.54°)
OKLab	oklab(39.45% 0.0512 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(39.45% 0.11 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9114, 5.6384, 18.7570)
Luminance	0.0564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 10.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3679 #617936

analogous

#363F79 #4E3679 #703679

triadic

#4E3679 #794E36 #36794E

tetradic

#4E3679 #79363F #617936 #367970

square

#4E3679 #79363F #617936 #367970

split-complementary

#4E3679 #797036 #3F7936

monochromatic

#171024 #33234F #4E3679 #6949A3 #896CBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.87

#4E3679 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#4E3679 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3679

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3679	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3679	1.00	9.87	2.13	9.87
#FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B437B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224277

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3679;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.110 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826ea0',
    500: '#4e3679',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3679;
$custom-light: #826ea0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3679",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.493,
    "s": 38.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3945,
    "c": 0.11041,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3679

secondary

#8FA665

accent

#CE5AA4

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3679

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

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