#4E396B#4E396B

#4E396B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.085 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E396B
RGB	rgb(78, 57, 107)
HSL	hsl(265, 30%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(265, 47%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.40, 20.75, -25.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.40, 33.13, 308.78°)
OKLab	oklab(39.12% 0.0451 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(39.12% 0.085 302)
XYZ	xyz(7.2583, 5.6075, 14.6070)
Luminance	0.0561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E396B #566B39

analogous

#393D6B #4E396B #67396B

triadic

#4E396B #6B4E39 #396B4E

tetradic

#4E396B #6B393D #566B39 #396B67

square

#4E396B #6B393D #566B39 #396B67

split-complementary

#4E396B #6B6739 #3D6B39

monochromatic

#140E1B #312443 #4E396B #6B4E93 #8A6DB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#4E396B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#4E396B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E396B

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E396B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E396B	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B436D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30436A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49424D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e396b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.085 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817095',
    500: '#4e396b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e396b;
$custom-light: #817095;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e396b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.2,
    "s": 30.488,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39117,
    "c": 0.08516,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.05607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E396B

secondary

#849B65

accent

#C7619C

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EEECF2

border

#C9C7CC

text

#0A070D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E396B

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

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