#4E4172#4E4172

#4E4172 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.081 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4172
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 114)
HSL	hsl(256, 27%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 43%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 43%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.91, 17.53, -26.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.91, 31.62, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(41.14% 0.034 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(41.14% 0.081 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.0687, 6.6151, 16.7681)
Luminance	0.0662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4172 #657241

analogous

#414D72 #4E4172 #664172

triadic

#4E4172 #724E41 #41724E

tetradic

#4E4172 #72414D #657241 #417266

square

#4E4172 #72414D #657241 #417266

split-complementary

#4E4172 #726641 #4D7241

monochromatic

#191524 #332B4B #4E4172 #695799 #897AB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#4E4172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4E4172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4172

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4172	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334974

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354871

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464A54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.081 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759b',
    500: '#4e4172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4172;
$custom-light: #81759b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.918,
    "s": 27.374,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4114,
    "c": 0.08112,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4172

secondary

#929E70

accent

#C464AA

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4172

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

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