#4E4281#4E4281

#4E4281 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.102 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4281
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 129)
HSL	hsl(251, 32%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(251, 49%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 48.8%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.04, 21.28, -33.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.04, 40.05, 302.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.27% 0.0351 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(42.27% 0.102 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0515, 7.1009, 21.6583)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4281 #758142

analogous

#425581 #4E4281 #6D4281

triadic

#4E4281 #814E42 #42814E

tetradic

#4E4281 #814255 #758142 #42816D

square

#4E4281 #814255 #758142 #42816D

split-complementary

#4E4281 #816D42 #558142

monochromatic

#1D1930 #362D59 #4E4281 #6757A9 #8B80BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#4E4281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4E4281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4281

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4281	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B4D83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4A80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.102 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8276a6',
    500: '#4e4281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4281;
$custom-light: #8276a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.429,
    "s": 32.308,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42265,
    "c": 0.10206,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4281

secondary

#9FA976

accent

#C85FB4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4281

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

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