#4E4273#4E4273

#4E4273 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.081 H 293.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4273
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 115)
HSL	hsl(255, 27%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(255, 43%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 42.6%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 17.17, -26.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 31.52, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% 0.0327 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.081 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1838, 6.7538, 17.0888)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4273 #677342

analogous

#424E73 #4E4273 #664273

triadic

#4E4273 #734E42 #42734E

tetradic

#4E4273 #73424E #677342 #427366

square

#4E4273 #73424E #677342 #427366

split-complementary

#4E4273 #736642 #4E7342

monochromatic

#191525 #342C4C #4E4273 #68589A #897CB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#4E4273 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E4273 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4273

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4273	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4273	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344A75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354972

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464B55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4273;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.081 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81769b',
    500: '#4e4273',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4273;
$custom-light: #81769b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4273",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.694,
    "s": 27.072,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41405,
    "c": 0.08089,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4273

secondary

#949F72

accent

#C364AC

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4273

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

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