#4E4182#4E4182

#4E4182 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.105 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4182
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 130)
HSL	hsl(252, 33%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(252, 50%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 50%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.83, 22.23, -34.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.83, 41.35, 302.51°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% 0.0366 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.105 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0604, 7.0117, 21.9908)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4182 #758241

analogous

#415482 #4E4182 #6E4182

triadic

#4E4182 #824E41 #41824E

tetradic

#4E4182 #824154 #758241 #41826E

square

#4E4182 #824154 #758241 #41826E

split-complementary

#4E4182 #826E41 #548241

monochromatic

#1D1830 #362D59 #4E4182 #6756AA #8B7FBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#4E4182 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E4182 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4182

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4182	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4182	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#284C84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294980

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4182;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.105 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276a7',
    500: '#4e4182',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4182;
$custom-light: #8276a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4182",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42133,
    "c": 0.10518,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4182

secondary

#9FA975

accent

#C95EB4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4182

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

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