#4E427D#4E427D

#4E427D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.096 H 291.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E427D
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 125)
HSL	hsl(252, 31%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(252, 47%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 47.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, 20.09, -31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 37.63, 302.27°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0345 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.096 291)
XYZ	xyz(8.7908, 6.9966, 20.2854)
Luminance	0.0700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E427D #717D42

analogous

#42547D #4E427D #6B427D

triadic

#4E427D #7D4E42 #427D4E

tetradic

#4E427D #7D4254 #717D42 #427D6B

square

#4E427D #7D4254 #717D42 #427D6B

split-complementary

#4E427D #7D6B42 #547D42

monochromatic

#1C182D #352D55 #4E427D #6757A5 #8B7EBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#4E427D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E427D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E427D

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E427D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E427D	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E4C7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4A7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424D59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e427d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.096 291.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276a3',
    500: '#4e427d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e427d;
$custom-light: #8276a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e427d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.203,
    "s": 30.89,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42011,
    "c": 0.09607,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.06997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E427D

secondary

#9CA675

accent

#C761B2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E427D

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

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