#4E4289#4E4289

#4E4289 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.114 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4289
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 137)
HSL	hsl(250, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(250, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 51.8%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.53, 23.71, -38.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.53, 44.87, 301.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% 0.0359 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.114 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.6042, 7.3219, 24.5693)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4289 #7D8942

analogous

#425A89 #4E4289 #724289

triadic

#4E4289 #894E42 #42894E

tetradic

#4E4289 #89425A #7D8942 #428972

square

#4E4289 #89425A #7D8942 #428972

split-complementary

#4E4289 #897242 #5A8942

monochromatic

#1F1A36 #362E60 #4E4289 #6859AF #8D82C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#4E4289 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#4E4289 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4289

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4289	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4289	1.00	8.52	2.46	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#244E8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244B87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D515F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4289;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.114 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8376ac',
    500: '#4e4289',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4289;
$custom-light: #8376ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4289",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.141,
    "s": 34.975,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42795,
    "c": 0.11387,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4289

secondary

#A5AE79

accent

#CB5DB8

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4289

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

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