#4E4370#4E4370

#4E4370 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.074 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4370
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 112)
HSL	hsl(255, 25%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(255, 40%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 40.2%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.36, 15.67, -24.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.36, 28.96, 302.75°)
OKLab	oklab(41.44% 0.0305 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(41.44% 0.075 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.0730, 6.8037, 16.2140)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4370 #657043

analogous

#434E70 #4E4370 #654370

triadic

#4E4370 #704E43 #43704E

tetradic

#4E4370 #70434E #657043 #437065

square

#4E4370 #70434E #657043 #437065

split-complementary

#4E4370 #706543 #4E7043

monochromatic

#191523 #332C4A #4E4370 #695A96 #897CB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#4E4370 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4E4370 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4370

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4370	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4370	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364A72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38496F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4370;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.074 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817799',
    500: '#4e4370',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4370;
$custom-light: #817799;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4370",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.667,
    "s": 25.14,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41441,
    "c": 0.0745,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4370

secondary

#929C72

accent

#C266AB

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4370

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

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