#4E3778#4E3778

#4E3778 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.107 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3778
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 120)
HSL	hsl(261, 37%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(261, 54%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 54.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.66, 25.67, -33.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.66, 42.34, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(39.57% 0.0498 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(39.57% 0.107 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.8974, 5.7080, 18.4513)
Luminance	0.0571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3778 #617837

analogous

#374178 #4E3778 #6F3778

triadic

#4E3778 #784E37 #37784E

tetradic

#4E3778 #783741 #617837 #37786F

square

#4E3778 #783741 #617837 #37786F

split-complementary

#4E3778 #786F37 #417837

monochromatic

#171124 #33244E #4E3778 #694AA2 #896DBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#4E3778 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#4E3778 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3778

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3778	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3778	1.00	9.81	2.14	9.81
#FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E447A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244376

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3778;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.107 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826e9f',
    500: '#4e3778',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3778;
$custom-light: #826e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3778",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.231,
    "s": 37.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39565,
    "c": 0.10733,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3778

secondary

#8FA566

accent

#CD5BA5

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3778

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

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