#4E436B#4E436B

#4E436B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.067 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E436B
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 107)
HSL	hsl(257, 23%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(257, 37%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 37.4%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.10, 14.27, -21.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.10, 25.88, 303.46°)
OKLab	oklab(41.17% 0.0292 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(41.17% 0.067 296)
XYZ	xyz(7.8023, 6.6955, 14.7884)
Luminance	0.0670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E436B #606B43

analogous

#434C6B #4E436B #62436B

triadic

#4E436B #6B4E43 #436B4E

tetradic

#4E436B #6B434C #606B43 #436B62

square

#4E436B #6B434C #606B43 #436B62

split-complementary

#4E436B #6B6243 #4C6B43

monochromatic

#171420 #332B45 #4E436B #695B91 #897CAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#4E436B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#4E436B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E436B

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E436B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E436B	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39496D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A496A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e436b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.067 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807795',
    500: '#4e436b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e436b;
$custom-light: #807795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e436b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.5,
    "s": 22.989,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41166,
    "c": 0.06674,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.06696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E436B

secondary

#8E9971

accent

#BF68A8

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF1

border

#C9C8CB

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E436B

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

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