#4E395F#4E395F

#4E395F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.068 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E395F
RGB	rgb(78, 57, 95)
HSL	hsl(273, 25%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(273, 40%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 40%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.77, 17.57, -19.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.77, 25.95, 312.62°)
OKLab	oklab(38.44% 0.0425 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(38.44% 0.068 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.6702, 5.3723, 11.5098)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E395F #4A5F39

analogous

#3B395F #4E395F #5F395D

triadic

#4E395F #5F4E39 #395F4E

tetradic

#4E395F #5F3B39 #4A5F39 #395D5F

square

#4E395F #5F3B39 #4A5F39 #395D5F

split-complementary

#4E395F #5D5F39 #395F3B

monochromatic

#100B13 #2F2239 #4E395F #6D5085 #8C6CA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.12

#4E395F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#4E395F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E395F

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E395F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E395F	1.00	10.12	2.07	10.12
#FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314160

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36425E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e395f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.068 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806f8c',
    500: '#4e395f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e395f;
$custom-light: #806f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e395f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.158,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38435,
    "c": 0.06778,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E395F

secondary

#788F65

accent

#C1668F

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEECF0

border

#C9C7CB

text

#0A070C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E395F

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

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