#4E4178#4E4178

#4E4178 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.090 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4178
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 120)
HSL	hsl(254, 30%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(254, 46%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 45.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.25, 19.26, -29.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.25, 35.29, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(41.5% 0.0351 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(41.5% 0.09 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4215, 6.7562, 18.6260)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4178 #6B7841

analogous

#415078 #4E4178 #6A4178

triadic

#4E4178 #784E41 #41784E

tetradic

#4E4178 #784150 #6B7841 #41786A

square

#4E4178 #784150 #6B7841 #41786A

split-complementary

#4E4178 #786A41 #507841

monochromatic

#1A1629 #342B50 #4E4178 #6857A0 #8A7CB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#4E4178 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E4178 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4178

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4178	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4178	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#314977

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4178;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.090 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81759f',
    500: '#4e4178',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4178;
$custom-light: #81759f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4178",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.182,
    "s": 29.73,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41499,
    "c": 0.09023,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4178

secondary

#97A372

accent

#C662AE

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4178

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

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