#4E427F#4E427F

#4E427F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.099 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E427F
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 127)
HSL	hsl(252, 32%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(252, 48%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 48%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.92, 20.68, -32.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.92, 38.84, 302.17°)
OKLab	oklab(42.14% 0.0348 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(42.14% 0.099 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9198, 7.0482, 20.9650)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E427F #737F42

analogous

#42557F #4E427F #6C427F

triadic

#4E427F #7F4E42 #427F4E

tetradic

#4E427F #7F4255 #737F42 #427F6C

square

#4E427F #7F4255 #737F42 #427F6C

split-complementary

#4E427F #7F6C42 #557F42

monochromatic

#1D182E #352D57 #4E427F #6757A7 #8B7FBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#4E427F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4E427F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E427F

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E427F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E427F	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C4C81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4A7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414E5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e427f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.099 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276a4',
    500: '#4e427f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e427f;
$custom-light: #8276a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e427f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.803,
    "s": 31.606,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42137,
    "c": 0.09908,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E427F

secondary

#9EA775

accent

#C860B3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E427F

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

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