#4E4080#4E4080

#4E4080 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.104 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4080
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 128)
HSL	hsl(253, 33%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(253, 50%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 50%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.45, 22.27, -34.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.45, 40.84, 303.04°)
OKLab	oklab(41.81% 0.0377 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(41.81% 0.104 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8705, 6.8448, 21.2717)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4080 #728040

analogous

#405280 #4E4080 #6E4080

triadic

#4E4080 #804E40 #40804E

tetradic

#4E4080 #804052 #728040 #40806E

square

#4E4080 #804052 #728040 #40806E

split-complementary

#4E4080 #806E40 #528040

monochromatic

#1C172E #352C57 #4E4080 #6754A9 #8B7DBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#4E4080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4E4080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4080

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4080	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#284B82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A497F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414D5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.104 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8275a5',
    500: '#4e4080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4080;
$custom-light: #8275a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.125,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41807,
    "c": 0.10386,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4080

secondary

#9DA874

accent

#C95EB2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4080

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

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