#4E4372#4E4372

#4E4372 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.078 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4372
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 114)
HSL	hsl(254, 26%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(254, 41%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 41.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.46, 16.23, -25.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.46, 30.19, 302.52°)
OKLab	oklab(41.56% 0.0309 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(41.56% 0.078 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1855, 6.8488, 16.8070)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4372 #677243

analogous

#434F72 #4E4372 #654372

triadic

#4E4372 #724E43 #43724E

tetradic

#4E4372 #72434F #677243 #437265

square

#4E4372 #72434F #677243 #437265

split-complementary

#4E4372 #726543 #4F7243

monochromatic

#191625 #342C4B #4E4372 #685A99 #897DB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#4E4372 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4E4372 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4372

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4372	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4372	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#354B74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374971

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464B55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4372;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.078 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81779b',
    500: '#4e4372',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4372;
$custom-light: #81779b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4372",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.043,
    "s": 25.967,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41555,
    "c": 0.07759,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4372

secondary

#949E73

accent

#C265AD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4372

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

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