#4E427E#4E427E

#4E427E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.098 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E427E
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 126)
HSL	hsl(252, 31%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(252, 48%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 47.6%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.86, 20.38, -32.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.86, 38.23, 302.22°)
OKLab	oklab(42.07% 0.0346 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(42.07% 0.098 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8550, 7.0223, 20.6235)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E427E #727E42

analogous

#42547E #4E427E #6C427E

triadic

#4E427E #7E4E42 #427E4E

tetradic

#4E427E #7E4254 #727E42 #427E6C

square

#4E427E #7E4254 #727E42 #427E6C

split-complementary

#4E427E #7E6C42 #547E42

monochromatic

#1C182E #352D56 #4E427E #6757A6 #8B7FBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#4E427E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E427E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E427E

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E427E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E427E	1.00	8.73	2.40	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D4C80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4A7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424E5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e427e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.098 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276a4',
    500: '#4e427e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e427e;
$custom-light: #8276a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e427e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42074,
    "c": 0.09757,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E427E

secondary

#9DA775

accent

#C760B3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E427E

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

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