#4E4089#4E4089

#4E4089 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.117 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4089
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 137)
HSL	hsl(252, 36%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(252, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 53.3%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.02, 24.99, -38.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.02, 46.24, 302.71°)
OKLab	oklab(42.41% 0.0386 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(42.41% 0.117 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4894, 7.0923, 24.5310)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4089 #7B8940

analogous

#405789 #4E4089 #734089

triadic

#4E4089 #894E40 #40894E

tetradic

#4E4089 #894057 #7B8940 #408973

square

#4E4089 #894057 #7B8940 #408973

split-complementary

#4E4089 #897340 #578940

monochromatic

#1F1936 #362D5F #4E4089 #6756B0 #8D80C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#4E4089 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4E4089 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4089

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4089	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4089	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214A87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4F5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4089;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.117 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8375ac',
    500: '#4e4089',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4089;
$custom-light: #8375ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4089",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.507,
    "s": 36.318,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42412,
    "c": 0.11701,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4089

secondary

#A3AE77

accent

#CC5BB7

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4089

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

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