#4E4274#4E4274

#4E4274 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.082 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4274
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 116)
HSL	hsl(254, 27%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(254, 43%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.29, 17.46, -26.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.29, 32.13, 302.90°)
OKLab	oklab(41.46% 0.0329 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(41.46% 0.082 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.2417, 6.7769, 17.3935)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4274 #687442

analogous

#424F74 #4E4274 #674274

triadic

#4E4274 #744E42 #42744E

tetradic

#4E4274 #74424F #687442 #427467

square

#4E4274 #74424F #687442 #427467

split-complementary

#4E4274 #746742 #4F7442

monochromatic

#1A1626 #342C4D #4E4274 #68589B #8A7CB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#4E4274 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4E4274 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4274

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4274	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4274	1.00	8.92	2.36	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334A76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354973

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454B55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4274;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.082 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81769c',
    500: '#4e4274',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4274;
$custom-light: #81769c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4274",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.4,
    "s": 27.473,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41463,
    "c": 0.08242,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4274

secondary

#95A072

accent

#C464AD

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4274

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

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