#4E4185#4E4185

#4E4185 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.110 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4185
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 133)
HSL	hsl(251, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(251, 51%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.02, 23.13, -36.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.02, 43.16, 302.41°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% 0.0369 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.11 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2647, 7.0935, 23.0668)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4185 #788541

analogous

#415685 #4E4185 #704185

triadic

#4E4185 #854E41 #41854E

tetradic

#4E4185 #854156 #788541 #418570

square

#4E4185 #854156 #788541 #418570

split-complementary

#4E4185 #857041 #568541

monochromatic

#1E1933 #362D5C #4E4185 #6757AD #8C80C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#4E4185 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4E4185 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4185

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4185	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4185	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#264D87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274A83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4185;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.110 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8376a9',
    500: '#4e4185',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4185;
$custom-light: #8376a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4185",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.471,
    "s": 34.343,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42332,
    "c": 0.1096,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4185

secondary

#A1AB76

accent

#CA5DB6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4185

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

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