#4E4284#4E4284
#4E4284 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.107 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E4284 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 66, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 33%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 50%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 50%, 0%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.22, 22.19, -35.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.22, 41.86, 302.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.46% 0.0354 -0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.46% 0.107 289.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2538, 7.1818, 22.7240) |
| Luminance | 0.0718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.77
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.28
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.36
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.12
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 8.07
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E4284 #788442
analogous
#425784 #4E4284 #6F4284
triadic
#4E4284 #844E42 #42844E
tetradic
#4E4284 #844257 #788442 #42846F
square
#4E4284 #844257 #788442 #42846F
split-complementary
#4E4284 #846F42 #578442
monochromatic
#1E1932 #362E5B #4E4284 #6758AB #8C81C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#4E4284 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#4E4284 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E4284
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E4284 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E4284 | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#284D86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#294A82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F4F5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e4284; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.107 289.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8376a8',
500: '#4e4284',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e4284; $custom-light: #8376a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e4284",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 66,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.909,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42461,
"c": 0.10651,
"h": 289.4
},
"luminance": 0.07182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E4284
secondary
#A1AB77
accent
#C95EB6
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF4
border
#CAC8CE
text
#0B080F
muted
#7C7B7F