#4E4184#4E4184

#4E4184 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.108 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4184
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 132)
HSL	hsl(252, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(252, 51%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 50.8%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.96, 22.83, -35.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.96, 42.56, 302.44°)
OKLab	oklab(42.27% 0.0368 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(42.27% 0.108 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1959, 7.0660, 22.7047)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4184 #778441

analogous

#415584 #4E4184 #6F4184

triadic

#4E4184 #844E41 #41844E

tetradic

#4E4184 #844155 #778441 #41846F

square

#4E4184 #844155 #778441 #41846F

split-complementary

#4E4184 #846F41 #558441

monochromatic

#1E1932 #362D5B #4E4184 #6756AC #8C7FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#4E4184 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4E4184 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4184

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4184	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4184	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274C86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284A82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4184;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.108 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8376a8',
    500: '#4e4184',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4184;
$custom-light: #8376a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4184",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.642,
    "s": 34.01,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42265,
    "c": 0.10813,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4184

secondary

#A1AB76

accent

#CA5EB5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4184

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

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