#4E3879#4E3879

#4E3879 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.107 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3879
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 121)
HSL	hsl(260, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(260, 54%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 53.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.98, 25.32, -33.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.98, 42.23, 306.84°)
OKLab	oklab(39.82% 0.0484 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(39.82% 0.107 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0064, 5.8284, 18.7886)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3879 #637938

analogous

#384279 #4E3879 #6F3879

triadic

#4E3879 #794E38 #38794E

tetradic

#4E3879 #793842 #637938 #38796F

square

#4E3879 #793842 #637938 #38796F

split-complementary

#4E3879 #796F38 #427938

monochromatic

#181125 #33254F #4E3879 #694BA3 #896FBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#4E3879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#4E3879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3879

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3879	1.00	9.70	2.17	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F457B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.107 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826fa0',
    500: '#4e3879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3879;
$custom-light: #826fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.308,
    "s": 36.723,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39817,
    "c": 0.10706,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3879

secondary

#90A567

accent

#CD5BA6

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3879

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

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