#4E4073#4E4073

#4E4073 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.084 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4073
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 115)
HSL	hsl(256, 28%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 44%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 44.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.70, 18.47, -27.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.70, 32.95, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(41% 0.0357 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.084 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.0690, 6.5242, 17.0505)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4073 #657340

analogous

#404B73 #4E4073 #684073

triadic

#4E4073 #734E40 #40734E

tetradic

#4E4073 #73404B #657340 #407368

square

#4E4073 #73404B #657340 #407368

split-complementary

#4E4073 #736840 #4B7340

monochromatic

#191424 #332A4C #4E4073 #69569A #8979B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#4E4073 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#4E4073 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4073

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4073	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4073	1.00	9.11	2.30	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314975

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334872

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464954

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4073;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.084 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759b',
    500: '#4e4073',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4073;
$custom-light: #81759b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4073",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.471,
    "s": 28.492,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40995,
    "c": 0.08441,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4073

secondary

#929F70

accent

#C563AA

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4073

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

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