#4E3759#4E3759

#4E3759 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.063 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3759
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 89)
HSL	hsl(281, 24%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(281, 38%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 38.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.94, 17.37, -16.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.94, 23.95, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(37.71% 0.0443 -0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(37.71% 0.063 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.3110, 5.0735, 10.0961)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3759 #425937

analogous

#3D3759 #4E3759 #593753

triadic

#4E3759 #594E37 #37594E

tetradic

#4E3759 #593D37 #425937 #375359

square

#4E3759 #593D37 #425937 #375359

split-complementary

#4E3759 #535937 #37593D

monochromatic

#110C13 #2D2033 #4E3759 #6F4E7F #8F68A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#4E3759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#4E3759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3759

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3759	1.00	10.42	2.01	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#323E5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D3B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.063 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806e88',
    500: '#4e3759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3759;
$custom-light: #806e88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.588,
    "s": 23.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37713,
    "c": 0.06338,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3759

secondary

#6F8962

accent

#C06884

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A070B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3759

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

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