#4E4081#4E4081

#4E4081 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.105 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4081
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 129)
HSL	hsl(253, 34%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(253, 50%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 50.4%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.51, 22.57, -34.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.51, 41.45, 302.99°)
OKLab	oklab(41.87% 0.0379 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(41.87% 0.105 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9367, 6.8712, 21.6201)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4081 #738140

analogous

#405281 #4E4081 #6E4081

triadic

#4E4081 #814E40 #40814E

tetradic

#4E4081 #814052 #738140 #40816E

square

#4E4081 #814052 #738140 #40816E

split-complementary

#4E4081 #816E40 #528140

monochromatic

#1D172F #352C58 #4E4081 #6754AA #8B7DBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#4E4081 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4E4081 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4081

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4081	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4081	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274B83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29497F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414D5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4081;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.105 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8275a6',
    500: '#4e4081',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4081;
$custom-light: #8275a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4081",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.923,
    "s": 33.679,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41872,
    "c": 0.10534,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4081

secondary

#9EA974

accent

#CA5EB3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4081

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

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