#4E4071#4E4071

#4E4071 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.081 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4071
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 113)
HSL	hsl(257, 28%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(257, 43%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 43.4%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.59, 17.90, -26.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.59, 31.73, 304.34°)
OKLab	oklab(40.88% 0.0354 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(40.88% 0.081 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9552, 6.4786, 16.4510)
Luminance	0.0648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4071 #637140

analogous

#404A71 #4E4071 #674071

triadic

#4E4071 #714E40 #40714E

tetradic

#4E4071 #71404A #637140 #407167

square

#4E4071 #71404A #637140 #407167

split-complementary

#4E4071 #716740 #4A7140

monochromatic

#181423 #332A4A #4E4071 #695698 #8979B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#4E4071 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#4E4071 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4071

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4071	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4071	1.00	9.15	2.30	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324873

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344770

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4071;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.081 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759a',
    500: '#4e4071',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4071;
$custom-light: #81759a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4071",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 27.684,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40877,
    "c": 0.08138,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4071

secondary

#909E6F

accent

#C464A9

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4071

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

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