#4E397B#4E397B

#4E397B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.108 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E397B
RGB	rgb(78, 57, 123)
HSL	hsl(259, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(259, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 53.7%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.35, 25.27, -34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.35, 42.73, 306.25°)
OKLab	oklab(40.14% 0.0471 -0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(40.14% 0.108 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1793, 5.9759, 19.4576)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E397B #667B39

analogous

#39457B #4E397B #6F397B

triadic

#4E397B #7B4E39 #397B4E

tetradic

#4E397B #7B3945 #667B39 #397B6F

square

#4E397B #7B3945 #667B39 #397B6F

split-complementary

#4E397B #7B6F39 #457B39

monochromatic

#191227 #332651 #4E397B #694CA5 #8971BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.57

#4E397B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#4E397B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E397B

9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E397B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E397B	1.00	9.57	2.20	9.57
#FFFFFF	9.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20467D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244479

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e397b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.108 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270a1',
    500: '#4e397b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e397b;
$custom-light: #8270a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e397b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 36.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40138,
    "c": 0.10823,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E397B

secondary

#93A669

accent

#CD5BA9

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFECF3

border

#CAC7CD

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E397B

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

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