#4E4179#4E4179

#4E4179 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.092 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4179
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 121)
HSL	hsl(254, 30%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(254, 46%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 46.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.30, 19.55, -30.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.30, 35.90, 303.01°)
OKLab	oklab(41.56% 0.0353 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(41.56% 0.092 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.4825, 6.7806, 18.9473)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4179 #6C7941

analogous

#415079 #4E4179 #6A4179

triadic

#4E4179 #794E41 #41794E

tetradic

#4E4179 #794150 #6C7941 #41796A

square

#4E4179 #794150 #6C7941 #41796A

split-complementary

#4E4179 #796A41 #507941

monochromatic

#1B1629 #342C51 #4E4179 #6856A1 #8A7CB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#4E4179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4E4179 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4179

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4179	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4A7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304978

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.092 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8275a0',
    500: '#4e4179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4179;
$custom-light: #8275a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.929,
    "s": 30.108,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41561,
    "c": 0.09174,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4179

secondary

#98A372

accent

#C661AF

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4179

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

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