#4E4278#4E4278

#4E4278 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.089 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4278
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 120)
HSL	hsl(253, 29%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(253, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 45%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.51, 18.61, -29.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.51, 34.58, 302.57°)
OKLab	oklab(41.7% 0.0337 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(41.7% 0.089 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.4794, 6.8720, 18.6453)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4278 #6C7842

analogous

#425178 #4E4278 #694278

triadic

#4E4278 #784E42 #42784E

tetradic

#4E4278 #784251 #6C7842 #427869

square

#4E4278 #784251 #6C7842 #427869

split-complementary

#4E4278 #786942 #517842

monochromatic

#1B1729 #342C51 #4E4278 #68589F #8A7DB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#4E4278 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4E4278 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4278

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4278	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4278	1.00	8.84	2.37	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324977

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4278;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.089 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81769f',
    500: '#4e4278',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4278;
$custom-light: #81769f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4278",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 29.032,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41702,
    "c": 0.08852,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4278

secondary

#98A273

accent

#C562AF

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4278

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

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