#4E4173#4E4173

#4E4173 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.083 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4173
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 115)
HSL	hsl(256, 28%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 43%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 43.5%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.97, 17.82, -26.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.97, 32.23, 303.56°)
OKLab	oklab(41.2% 0.0342 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(41.2% 0.083 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1259, 6.6380, 17.0695)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4173 #667341

analogous

#414D73 #4E4173 #674173

triadic

#4E4173 #734E41 #41734E

tetradic

#4E4173 #73414D #667341 #417367

square

#4E4173 #73414D #667341 #417367

split-complementary

#4E4173 #736741 #4D7341

monochromatic

#191525 #332B4C #4E4173 #69579A #897AB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#4E4173 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#4E4173 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4173

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4173	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4173	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324975

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344872

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464A54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4173;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.083 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759b',
    500: '#4e4173',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4173;
$custom-light: #81759b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4173",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.6,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41199,
    "c": 0.08264,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4173

secondary

#939F71

accent

#C464AB

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4173

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

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