#4E3777#4E3777

#4E3777 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.106 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3777
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 119)
HSL	hsl(262, 37%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(262, 54%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 53.8%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.60, 25.38, -33.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.60, 41.74, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(39.5% 0.0497 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(39.5% 0.106 298)
XYZ	xyz(7.8370, 5.6839, 18.1334)
Luminance	0.0568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 10.97

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3777 #607737

analogous

#374077 #4E3777 #6E3777

triadic

#4E3777 #774E37 #37774E

tetradic

#4E3777 #773740 #607737 #37776E

square

#4E3777 #773740 #607737 #37776E

split-complementary

#4E3777 #776E37 #407737

monochromatic

#171023 #33244D #4E3777 #694AA1 #896DBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#4E3777 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#4E3777 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3777

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3777	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3777	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4479

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254375

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3777;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.106 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826e9e',
    500: '#4e3777',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3777;
$custom-light: #826e9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3777",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.563,
    "s": 36.782,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39498,
    "c": 0.10592,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.05684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3777

secondary

#8EA465

accent

#CD5BA4

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3777

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

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