#4E4072#4E4072

#4E4072 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.083 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4072
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 114)
HSL	hsl(257, 28%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(257, 44%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 43.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.64, 18.18, -26.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.64, 32.34, 304.21°)
OKLab	oklab(40.94% 0.0356 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(40.94% 0.083 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0118, 6.5013, 16.7491)
Luminance	0.0650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4072 #647240

analogous

#404B72 #4E4072 #674072

triadic

#4E4072 #724E40 #40724E

tetradic

#4E4072 #72404B #647240 #407267

square

#4E4072 #72404B #647240 #407267

split-complementary

#4E4072 #726740 #4B7240

monochromatic

#181424 #332A4B #4E4072 #695699 #8979B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#4E4072 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#4E4072 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4072

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4072	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4072	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314974

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344771

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4072;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.083 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759b',
    500: '#4e4072',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4072;
$custom-light: #81759b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4072",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.8,
    "s": 28.09,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40935,
    "c": 0.08289,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4072

secondary

#919F6F

accent

#C463A9

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4072

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

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