#4E4166#4E4166

#4E4166 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.063 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4166
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 102)
HSL	hsl(261, 22%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(261, 36%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 36.3%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.30, 14.21, -19.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.30, 24.26, 305.86°)
OKLab	oklab(40.47% 0.0311 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(40.47% 0.063 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4299, 6.3596, 13.4039)
Luminance	0.0636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4166 #596641

analogous

#414666 #4E4166 #604166

triadic

#4E4166 #664E41 #41664E

tetradic

#4E4166 #664146 #596641 #416660

square

#4E4166 #664146 #596641 #416660

split-complementary

#4E4166 #666041 #466641

monochromatic

#15111B #312941 #4E4166 #6B598B #8978A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.24

#4E4166 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#4E4166 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4166

9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4166	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4166	1.00	9.24	2.27	9.24
#FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#384767

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4765

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A474F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4166;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.063 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807591',
    500: '#4e4166',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4166;
$custom-light: #807591;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4166",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.081,
    "s": 22.156,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40474,
    "c": 0.0627,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4166

secondary

#87956E

accent

#BF69A1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4166

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

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