#4E4189#4E4189

#4E4189 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.115 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4189
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 137)
HSL	hsl(251, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(251, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 52.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.27, 24.35, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.27, 45.56, 302.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0373 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.115 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.5463, 7.2061, 24.5500)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4189 #7C8941

analogous

#415889 #4E4189 #724189

triadic

#4E4189 #894E41 #41894E

tetradic

#4E4189 #894158 #7C8941 #418972

square

#4E4189 #894158 #7C8941 #418972

split-complementary

#4E4189 #897241 #588941

monochromatic

#1F1A36 #362D5F #4E4189 #6758B0 #8D81C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#4E4189 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4189 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4189

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4189	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4189	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234A87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D505E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4189;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.115 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8376ac',
    500: '#4e4189',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4189;
$custom-light: #8376ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4189",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.833,
    "s": 35.644,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42603,
    "c": 0.11544,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4189

secondary

#A4AE78

accent

#CC5CB8

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4189

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

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