#4E4074#4E4074

#4E4074 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.086 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4074
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 116)
HSL	hsl(256, 29%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 45%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 44.8%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.75, 18.75, -27.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.75, 33.56, 303.97°)
OKLab	oklab(41.05% 0.0359 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(41.05% 0.086 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1269, 6.5473, 17.3552)
Luminance	0.0655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4074 #667440

analogous

#404C74 #4E4074 #684074

triadic

#4E4074 #744E40 #40744E

tetradic

#4E4074 #74404C #667440 #407468

square

#4E4074 #74404C #667440 #407468

split-complementary

#4E4074 #746840 #4C7440

monochromatic

#191425 #332A4D #4E4074 #69569B #8979B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#4E4074 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#4E4074 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4074

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4074	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4074	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304976

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324873

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464954

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4074;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.086 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759c',
    500: '#4e4074',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4074;
$custom-light: #81759c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4074",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.154,
    "s": 28.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41054,
    "c": 0.08592,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4074

secondary

#93A070

accent

#C563AB

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4074

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

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