#4E426D#4E426D

#4E426D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.072 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E426D
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 109)
HSL	hsl(257, 25%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(257, 39%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 39.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.93, 15.47, -23.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.93, 27.83, 303.78°)
OKLab	oklab(41.06% 0.0313 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(41.06% 0.072 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8498, 6.6202, 15.3293)
Luminance	0.0662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E426D #616D42

analogous

#424C6D #4E426D #64426D

triadic

#4E426D #6D4E42 #426D4E

tetradic

#4E426D #6D424C #616D42 #426D64

square

#4E426D #6D424C #616D42 #426D64

split-complementary

#4E426D #6D6442 #4C6D42

monochromatic

#171421 #332B47 #4E426D #695993 #897BAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#4E426D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4E426D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E426D

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E426D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E426D	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37496F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38486C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484952

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e426d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.072 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807697',
    500: '#4e426d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e426d;
$custom-light: #807697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e426d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.744,
    "s": 24.571,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41064,
    "c": 0.07165,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E426D

secondary

#8F9A70

accent

#C167A8

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E426D

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

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