#4E4280#4E4280

#4E4280 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.101 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4280
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 128)
HSL	hsl(252, 32%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(252, 48%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 48.4%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.98, 20.98, -33.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.98, 39.45, 302.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% 0.0349 -0.0943)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.101 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.9853, 7.0744, 21.3100)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4280 #748042

analogous

#425580 #4E4280 #6D4280

triadic

#4E4280 #804E42 #42804E

tetradic

#4E4280 #804255 #748042 #42806D

square

#4E4280 #804255 #748042 #42806D

split-complementary

#4E4280 #806D42 #558042

monochromatic

#1D182F #352D58 #4E4280 #6757A8 #8B7FBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#4E4280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4E4280 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4280

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4280	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C4C82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4A7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.101 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276a5',
    500: '#4e4280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4280;
$custom-light: #8276a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.613,
    "s": 31.959,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42201,
    "c": 0.10057,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4280

secondary

#9EA876

accent

#C860B4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4280

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

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