#4E4084#4E4084

#4E4084 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.110 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4084
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 132)
HSL	hsl(252, 35%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(252, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 51.5%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.70, 23.47, -36.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.70, 43.25, 302.86°)
OKLab	oklab(42.07% 0.0382 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(42.07% 0.11 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1390, 6.9522, 22.6857)
Luminance	0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4084 #768440

analogous

#405484 #4E4084 #704084

triadic

#4E4084 #844E40 #40844E

tetradic

#4E4084 #844054 #768440 #408470

square

#4E4084 #844054 #768440 #408470

split-complementary

#4E4084 #847040 #548440

monochromatic

#1D1832 #362C5B #4E4084 #6755AC #8C7EC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#4E4084 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E4084 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4084

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4084	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4084	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#254C86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#264982

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4E5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4084;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.110 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8375a8',
    500: '#4e4084',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4084;
$custom-light: #8375a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4084",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.353,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42071,
    "c": 0.10973,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4084

secondary

#A0AB75

accent

#CB5DB4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4084

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

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