#4E4083#4E4083

#4E4083 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.108 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4083
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 131)
HSL	hsl(253, 34%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 51.1%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.64, 23.17, -35.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.64, 42.65, 302.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0381 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.108 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0709, 6.9249, 22.3270)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4083 #758340

analogous

#405383 #4E4083 #6F4083

triadic

#4E4083 #834E40 #40834E

tetradic

#4E4083 #834053 #758340 #40836F

square

#4E4083 #834053 #758340 #40836F

split-complementary

#4E4083 #836F40 #538340

monochromatic

#1D1831 #362C5A #4E4083 #6754AC #8B7EC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#4E4083 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E4083 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4083

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4083	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4083	1.00	8.81	2.39	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#264C85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274981

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4083;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.108 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8375a7',
    500: '#4e4083',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4083;
$custom-light: #8375a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4083",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.537,
    "s": 34.359,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42005,
    "c": 0.10827,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4083

secondary

#9FAA75

accent

#CA5DB4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4083

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

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