#4E4177#4E4177

#4E4177 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.089 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4177
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 119)
HSL	hsl(254, 29%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(254, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 45.4%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.19, 18.97, -29.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.19, 34.68, 303.17°)
OKLab	oklab(41.44% 0.035 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(41.44% 0.089 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3611, 6.7320, 18.3081)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4177 #6A7741

analogous

#414F77 #4E4177 #694177

triadic

#4E4177 #774E41 #41774E

tetradic

#4E4177 #77414F #6A7741 #417769

square

#4E4177 #77414F #6A7741 #417769

split-complementary

#4E4177 #776941 #4F7741

monochromatic

#1A1628 #342B4F #4E4177 #68579F #8A7BB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#4E4177 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E4177 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4177

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4177	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4177	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304A79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324876

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4177;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.089 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759e',
    500: '#4e4177',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4177;
$custom-light: #81759e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4177",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.444,
    "s": 29.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41438,
    "c": 0.08872,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4177

secondary

#96A272

accent

#C662AE

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4177

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

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