#4E436C#4E436C

#4E436C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.068 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E436C
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 108)
HSL	hsl(256, 23%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(256, 38%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 38%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.15, 14.55, -22.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.15, 26.50, 303.30°)
OKLab	oklab(41.22% 0.0295 -0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(41.22% 0.068 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.8552, 6.7166, 15.0670)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E436C #616C43

analogous

#434D6C #4E436C #63436C

triadic

#4E436C #6C4E43 #436C4E

tetradic

#4E436C #6C434D #616C43 #436C63

square

#4E436C #6C434D #616C43 #436C63

split-complementary

#4E436C #6C6343 #4D6C43

monochromatic

#171420 #332C46 #4E436C #695A92 #897CAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#4E436C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#4E436C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E436C

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E436C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E436C	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#384A6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A496B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e436c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.068 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807796',
    500: '#4e436c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e436c;
$custom-light: #807796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e436c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.098,
    "s": 23.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4122,
    "c": 0.0683,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E436C

secondary

#8F9971

accent

#C068A8

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E436C

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

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