#4E386C#4E386C

#4E386C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.088 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E386C
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 108)
HSL	hsl(265, 32%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(265, 48%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 48.1%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.20, 21.67, -26.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.20, 34.46, 308.96°)
OKLab	oklab(38.98% 0.0469 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(38.98% 0.088 302)
XYZ	xyz(7.2622, 5.5307, 14.8694)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E386C #566C38

analogous

#383C6C #4E386C #68386C

triadic

#4E386C #6C4E38 #386C4E

tetradic

#4E386C #6C383C #566C38 #386C68

square

#4E386C #6C383C #566C38 #386C68

split-complementary

#4E386C #6C6838 #3C6C38

monochromatic

#140E1B #312344 #4E386C #6B4D94 #8A6CB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#4E386C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#4E386C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E386C

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E386C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E386C	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29426E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E426B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49414D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e386c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.088 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816f96',
    500: '#4e386c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e386c;
$custom-light: #816f96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e386c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.385,
    "s": 31.707,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38982,
    "c": 0.08845,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.05531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E386C

secondary

#849C64

accent

#C8609C

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0A070D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E386C

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

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