#4E4180#4E4180

#4E4180 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.102 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4180
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 128)
HSL	hsl(252, 33%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(252, 49%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 49.2%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.71, 21.63, -33.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.71, 40.14, 302.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.0363 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.102 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9274, 6.9586, 21.2907)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4180 #738041

analogous

#415380 #4E4180 #6D4180

triadic

#4E4180 #804E41 #41804E

tetradic

#4E4180 #804153 #738041 #41806D

square

#4E4180 #804153 #738041 #41806D

split-complementary

#4E4180 #806D41 #538041

monochromatic

#1D182F #352C57 #4E4180 #6756A9 #8B7EBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#4E4180 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E4180 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4180

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4180	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4180	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A4C82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B497F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414D5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4180;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.102 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276a5',
    500: '#4e4180',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4180;
$custom-light: #8276a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4180",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.381,
    "s": 32.642,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42003,
    "c": 0.10221,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4180

secondary

#9EA875

accent

#C95FB3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4180

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

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