#4E3779#4E3779

#4E3779 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.109 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3779
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 121)
HSL	hsl(261, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(261, 55%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.73, 25.95, -34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.73, 42.93, 307.19°)
OKLab	oklab(39.63% 0.0498 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(39.63% 0.109 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.9584, 5.7324, 18.7726)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3779 #627937

analogous

#374179 #4E3779 #6F3779

triadic

#4E3779 #794E37 #37794E

tetradic

#4E3779 #793741 #627937 #37796F

square

#4E3779 #793741 #627937 #37796F

split-complementary

#4E3779 #796F37 #417937

monochromatic

#181125 #33244F #4E3779 #694AA3 #896EBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#4E3779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#4E3779 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3779

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3779	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E447B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244377

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.109 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826ea0',
    500: '#4e3779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3779;
$custom-light: #826ea0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.909,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39633,
    "c": 0.10874,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3779

secondary

#90A666

accent

#CD5AA5

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3779

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

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