#4E3776#4E3776

#4E3776 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.105 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3776
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 118)
HSL	hsl(262, 36%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(262, 53%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 53.4%, 0%, 53.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.54, 25.10, -32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.54, 41.15, 307.58°)
OKLab	oklab(39.43% 0.0496 -0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(39.43% 0.105 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.7773, 5.6600, 17.8188)
Luminance	0.0566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 11.01

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3776 #5F7637

analogous

#374076 #4E3776 #6E3776

triadic

#4E3776 #764E37 #37764E

tetradic

#4E3776 #763740 #5F7637 #37766E

square

#4E3776 #763740 #5F7637 #37766E

split-complementary

#4E3776 #766E37 #407637

monochromatic

#171023 #32244C #4E3776 #6A4AA0 #896DBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.85

#4E3776 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#4E3776 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3776

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3776	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3776	1.00	9.85	2.13	9.85
#FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204378

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#264375

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3776;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.105 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826e9e',
    500: '#4e3776',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3776;
$custom-light: #826e9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3776",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.905,
    "s": 36.416,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39431,
    "c": 0.10451,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3776

secondary

#8DA465

accent

#CC5BA3

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3776

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

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