#4E386F#4E386F

#4E386F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.093 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E386F
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 111)
HSL	hsl(264, 33%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(264, 50%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 49.5%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.37, 22.49, -28.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.37, 36.26, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(39.17% 0.0473 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(39.17% 0.093 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.4246, 5.5957, 15.7248)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E386F #596F38

analogous

#383D6F #4E386F #69386F

triadic

#4E386F #6F4E38 #386F4E

tetradic

#4E386F #6F383D #596F38 #386F69

square

#4E386F #6F383D #596F38 #386F69

split-complementary

#4E386F #6F6938 #3D6F38

monochromatic

#150F1E #312346 #4E386F #6B4D98 #896CB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#4E386F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#4E386F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E386F

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E386F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E386F	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274371

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D436E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48424E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e386f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.093 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816f98',
    500: '#4e386f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e386f;
$custom-light: #816f98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e386f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 32.934,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39168,
    "c": 0.09276,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E386F

secondary

#879E64

accent

#C95F9F

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0A070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E386F

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