#4E4082#4E4082

#4E4082 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.107 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4082
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 130)
HSL	hsl(253, 34%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 50.8%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 22.87, -35.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 42.05, 302.95°)
OKLab	oklab(41.94% 0.038 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(41.94% 0.107 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0035, 6.8980, 21.9718)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4082 #748240

analogous

#405382 #4E4082 #6F4082

triadic

#4E4082 #824E40 #40824E

tetradic

#4E4082 #824053 #748240 #40826F

square

#4E4082 #824053 #748240 #40826F

split-complementary

#4E4082 #826F40 #538240

monochromatic

#1D1830 #352C59 #4E4082 #6754AB #8B7DBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#4E4082 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#4E4082 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4082

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4082	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4082	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274B84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284980

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404D5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4082;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.107 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8275a7',
    500: '#4e4082',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4082;
$custom-light: #8275a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4082",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.727,
    "s": 34.021,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41938,
    "c": 0.10681,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4082

secondary

#9EAA74

accent

#CA5EB3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4082

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

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