#4E4085#4E4085

#4E4085 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.111 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4085
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 133)
HSL	hsl(252, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(252, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 51.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.76, 23.77, -36.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.76, 43.85, 302.83°)
OKLab	oklab(42.14% 0.0383 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(42.14% 0.111 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2078, 6.9797, 23.0478)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4085 #778540

analogous

#405485 #4E4085 #704085

triadic

#4E4085 #854E40 #40854E

tetradic

#4E4085 #854054 #778540 #408570

square

#4E4085 #854054 #778540 #408570

split-complementary

#4E4085 #857040 #548540

monochromatic

#1E1832 #362C5C #4E4085 #6755AD #8C7EC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#4E4085 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E4085 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4085

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4085	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4085	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#244C87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254983

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4E5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4085;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.111 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8375a9',
    500: '#4e4085',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4085;
$custom-light: #8375a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4085",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.174,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42139,
    "c": 0.1112,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4085

secondary

#A1AC75

accent

#CB5DB5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4085

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

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