#4E397E#4E397E

#4E397E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.112 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E397E
RGB	rgb(78, 57, 126)
HSL	hsl(258, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 54.8%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.54, 26.14, -36.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.54, 44.52, 305.96°)
OKLab	oklab(40.34% 0.0474 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(40.34% 0.112 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3699, 6.0522, 20.4618)
Luminance	0.0605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E397E #697E39

analogous

#39467E #4E397E #70397E

triadic

#4E397E #7E4E39 #397E4E

tetradic

#4E397E #7E3946 #697E39 #397E70

square

#4E397E #7E3946 #697E39 #397E70

split-complementary

#4E397E #7E7039 #467E39

monochromatic

#1A132A #342654 #4E397E #684CA8 #8A72BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.50

#4E397E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4E397E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E397E

9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E397E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E397E	1.00	9.50	2.21	9.50
#FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C4680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22457C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e397e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.112 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370a4',
    500: '#4e397e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e397e;
$custom-light: #8370a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e397e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 37.705,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40343,
    "c": 0.11248,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E397E

secondary

#96A86A

accent

#CE5AAB

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFECF4

border

#CAC7CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E397E

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

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