#4E436E#4E436E

#4E436E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.071 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E436E
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 110)
HSL	hsl(255, 24%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(255, 39%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.25, 15.10, -23.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.25, 27.73, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.33% 0.03 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(41.33% 0.071 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.9628, 6.7597, 15.6341)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E436E #636E43

analogous

#434E6E #4E436E #64436E

triadic

#4E436E #6E4E43 #436E4E

tetradic

#4E436E #6E434E #636E43 #436E64

square

#4E436E #6E434E #636E43 #436E64

split-complementary

#4E436E #6E6443 #4E6E43

monochromatic

#181522 #332C48 #4E436E #695A94 #897CAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#4E436E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E436E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E436E

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E436E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E436E	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374A70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39496D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e436e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.071 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817798',
    500: '#4e436e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e436e;
$custom-light: #817798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e436e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.349,
    "s": 24.294,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4133,
    "c": 0.0714,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E436E

secondary

#909B72

accent

#C167AA

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E436E

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

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