#4E4279#4E4279

#4E4279 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.090 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4279
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 121)
HSL	hsl(253, 29%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(253, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 18.91, -29.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 35.19, 302.50°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% 0.0338 -0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.09 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5404, 6.8964, 18.9666)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4279 #6D7942

analogous

#425279 #4E4279 #6A4279

triadic

#4E4279 #794E42 #42794E

tetradic

#4E4279 #794252 #6D7942 #42796A

square

#4E4279 #794252 #6D7942 #42796A

split-complementary

#4E4279 #796A42 #527942

monochromatic

#1B172A #342C51 #4E4279 #6858A1 #8A7DB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#4E4279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#4E4279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4279

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4279	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304B7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#314978

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.090 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8176a0',
    500: '#4e4279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4279;
$custom-light: #8176a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.091,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41763,
    "c": 0.09004,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4279

secondary

#99A374

accent

#C662B0

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4279

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

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