#4E3760#4E3760

#4E3760 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.073 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3760
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 96)
HSL	hsl(274, 27%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(274, 43%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.29, 19.12, -20.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.29, 28.03, 313.01°)
OKLab	oklab(38.09% 0.0461 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(38.09% 0.073 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6190, 5.1967, 11.7184)
Luminance	0.0520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3760 #496037

analogous

#3A3760 #4E3760 #60375D

triadic

#4E3760 #604E37 #37604E

tetradic

#4E3760 #603A37 #496037 #375D60

square

#4E3760 #603A37 #496037 #375D60

split-complementary

#4E3760 #5D6037 #37603A

monochromatic

#100B13 #2E2139 #4E3760 #6E4D87 #8D69A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.30

#4E3760 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#4E3760 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3760

10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3760	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3760	1.00	10.30	2.04	10.30
#FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E3F62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34415F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3760;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.073 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806e8d',
    500: '#4e3760',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3760;
$custom-light: #806e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3760",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.659,
    "s": 27.152,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38087,
    "c": 0.07316,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3760

secondary

#779062

accent

#C3648E

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEECF0

border

#C9C7CB

text

#0A070C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3760

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

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