#4E386B#4E386B

#4E386B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.087 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E386B
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 107)
HSL	hsl(266, 31%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(266, 48%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 47.7%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.14, 21.39, -26.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.14, 33.86, 309.19°)
OKLab	oklab(38.92% 0.0467 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(38.92% 0.087 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.2093, 5.5096, 14.5907)
Luminance	0.0551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E386B #556B38

analogous

#383C6B #4E386B #68386B

triadic

#4E386B #6B4E38 #386B4E

tetradic

#4E386B #6B383C #556B38 #386B68

square

#4E386B #6B383C #556B38 #386B68

split-complementary

#4E386B #6B6838 #3C6B38

monochromatic

#130E1B #312343 #4E386B #6B4D93 #8A6CB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.99

#4E386B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#4E386B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E386B

9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E386B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E386B	1.00	9.99	2.10	9.99
#FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A426D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F426A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e386b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.087 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816f95',
    500: '#4e386b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e386b;
$custom-light: #816f95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e386b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.882,
    "s": 31.288,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38922,
    "c": 0.087,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E386B

secondary

#839B63

accent

#C7609B

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EEECF2

border

#C9C7CC

text

#0A070D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E386B

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

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