#4E3972#4E3972

#4E3972 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.095 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3972
RGB	rgb(78, 57, 114)
HSL	hsl(262, 33%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(262, 50%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 50%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.80, 22.69, -29.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.80, 37.34, 307.42°)
OKLab	oklab(39.55% 0.0462 -0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(39.55% 0.095 299)
XYZ	xyz(7.6416, 5.7608, 16.6257)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3972 #5D7239

analogous

#394072 #4E3972 #6A3972

triadic

#4E3972 #724E39 #39724E

tetradic

#4E3972 #723940 #5D7239 #39726A

square

#4E3972 #723940 #5D7239 #39726A

split-complementary

#4E3972 #726A39 #407239

monochromatic

#161020 #322549 #4E3972 #6A4D9B #896FB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#4E3972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#4E3972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3972

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3972	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274474

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.095 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81709b',
    500: '#4e3972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3972;
$custom-light: #81709b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.105,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39548,
    "c": 0.0953,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.05761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3972

secondary

#8BA067

accent

#C95EA2

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0A070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3972

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

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