#4E4091#4E4091

#4E4091 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.128 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4091
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 145)
HSL	hsl(250, 39%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(250, 56%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 55.9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 27.45, -42.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 50.99, 302.57°)
OKLab	oklab(42.98% 0.039 -0.1224)
OKLCH	oklch(42.98% 0.128 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0847, 7.3304, 27.6661)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4091 #839140

analogous

#405A91 #4E4091 #764091

triadic

#4E4091 #914E40 #40914E

tetradic

#4E4091 #91405A #839140 #409176

square

#4E4091 #91405A #839140 #409176

split-complementary

#4E4091 #917640 #5A9140

monochromatic

#201B3C #372D67 #4E4091 #6959B6 #8F83C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#4E4091 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4E4091 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4091

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4091	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4091	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#154E94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#154A8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4091;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.128 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8475b2',
    500: '#4e4091',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4091;
$custom-light: #8475b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4091",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.37,
    "s": 38.756,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42978,
    "c": 0.12847,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4091

secondary

#A9B37A

accent

#CF59BA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4091

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

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