#4E436F#4E436F

#4E436F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.073 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E436F
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 111)
HSL	hsl(255, 25%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(255, 40%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 39.6%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.30, 15.38, -23.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.30, 28.35, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(41.39% 0.0302 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(41.39% 0.073 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0176, 6.7816, 15.9224)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E436F #646F43

analogous

#434E6F #4E436F #64436F

triadic

#4E436F #6F4E43 #436F4E

tetradic

#4E436F #6F434E #646F43 #436F64

square

#4E436F #6F434E #646F43 #436F64

split-complementary

#4E436F #6F6443 #4E6F43

monochromatic

#181523 #332C49 #4E436F #695A95 #897CB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#4E436F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4E436F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E436F

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E436F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E436F	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374A71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38496E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e436f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.073 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817798',
    500: '#4e436f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e436f;
$custom-light: #817798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e436f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 24.719,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41385,
    "c": 0.07295,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E436F

secondary

#919C72

accent

#C167AB

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E436F

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

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