#4E386E#4E386E

#4E386E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.091 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E386E
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 110)
HSL	hsl(264, 33%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(264, 49%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 49.1%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.31, 22.22, -27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.31, 35.66, 308.54°)
OKLab	oklab(39.11% 0.0472 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(39.11% 0.091 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3699, 5.5738, 15.4364)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E386E #586E38

analogous

#383D6E #4E386E #69386E

triadic

#4E386E #6E4E38 #386E4E

tetradic

#4E386E #6E383D #586E38 #386E69

square

#4E386E #6E383D #586E38 #386E69

split-complementary

#4E386E #6E6938 #3D6E38

monochromatic

#140F1D #312345 #4E386E #6B4D97 #8A6CB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#4E386E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#4E386E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E386E

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E386E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E386E	1.00	9.93	2.11	9.93
#FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#284270

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D436D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48424D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e386e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.091 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816f98',
    500: '#4e386e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e386e;
$custom-light: #816f98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e386e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.444,
    "s": 32.53,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39106,
    "c": 0.09133,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E386E

secondary

#869E64

accent

#C95F9E

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0A070D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E386E

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

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