#4E4187#4E4187

#4E4187 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.113 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4187
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 135)
HSL	hsl(251, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(251, 52%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 51.9%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, 23.74, -37.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 44.36, 302.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.47% 0.0371 -0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(42.47% 0.113 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4041, 7.1493, 23.8014)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4187 #7A8741

analogous

#415787 #4E4187 #714187

triadic

#4E4187 #874E41 #41874E

tetradic

#4E4187 #874157 #7A8741 #418771

square

#4E4187 #874157 #7A8741 #418771

split-complementary

#4E4187 #877141 #578741

monochromatic

#1E1934 #362D5E #4E4187 #6757AE #8D80C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#4E4187 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4E4187 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4187

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4187	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4187	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#244D89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254A85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4187;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.113 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8376aa',
    500: '#4e4187',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4187;
$custom-light: #8376aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4187",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.143,
    "s": 35,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42467,
    "c": 0.11252,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4187

secondary

#A3AD77

accent

#CB5DB7

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4187

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

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