#4E3974#4E3974

#4E3974 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.098 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3974
RGB	rgb(78, 57, 116)
HSL	hsl(261, 34%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(261, 51%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 50.9%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.92, 23.26, -30.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.92, 38.54, 307.12°)
OKLab	oklab(39.68% 0.0465 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(39.68% 0.098 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7566, 5.8068, 17.2318)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3974 #5F7439

analogous

#394274 #4E3974 #6C3974

triadic

#4E3974 #744E39 #39744E

tetradic

#4E3974 #743942 #5F7439 #39746C

square

#4E3974 #743942 #5F7439 #39746C

split-complementary

#4E3974 #746C39 #427439

monochromatic

#171122 #32254B #4E3974 #6A4D9D #896FB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4E3974 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E3974 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3974

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3974	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3974	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#254476

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4473

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464451

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3974;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.098 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82709c',
    500: '#4e3974',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3974;
$custom-light: #82709c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3974",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.356,
    "s": 34.104,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39676,
    "c": 0.09819,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3974

secondary

#8DA267

accent

#CA5EA4

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0A070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3974

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

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