#4E4175#4E4175

#4E4175 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.086 H 293.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4175
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 117)
HSL	hsl(255, 29%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(255, 44%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.08, 18.39, -27.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.08, 33.46, 303.35°)
OKLab	oklab(41.32% 0.0346 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(41.32% 0.086 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2423, 6.6845, 17.6822)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4175 #687541

analogous

#414E75 #4E4175 #684175

triadic

#4E4175 #754E41 #41754E

tetradic

#4E4175 #75414E #687541 #417568

square

#4E4175 #75414E #687541 #417568

split-complementary

#4E4175 #756841 #4E7541

monochromatic

#1A1526 #342B4E #4E4175 #68579C #8A7BB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#4E4175 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#4E4175 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4175

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4175	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4175	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314A77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334874

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454B55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4175;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.086 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759d',
    500: '#4e4175',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4175;
$custom-light: #81759d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4175",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41318,
    "c": 0.08569,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4175

secondary

#95A171

accent

#C563AC

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4175

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

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