#4E4373#4E4373

#4E4373 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.079 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4373
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 115)
HSL	hsl(254, 26%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(254, 42%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 41.7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.51, 16.52, -26.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.51, 30.81, 302.43°)
OKLab	oklab(41.61% 0.0312 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(41.61% 0.079 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.2428, 6.8717, 17.1084)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4373 #687343

analogous

#435073 #4E4373 #664373

triadic

#4E4373 #734E43 #43734E

tetradic

#4E4373 #734350 #687343 #437366

square

#4E4373 #734350 #687343 #437366

split-complementary

#4E4373 #736643 #507343

monochromatic

#1A1626 #342C4C #4E4373 #685A9A #8A7DB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#4E4373 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4E4373 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4373

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4373	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4373	1.00	8.84	2.37	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#354B75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#364972

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464C55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4373;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.079 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81779b',
    500: '#4e4373',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4373;
$custom-light: #81779b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4373",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.75,
    "s": 26.374,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41612,
    "c": 0.07913,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4373

secondary

#959F73

accent

#C365AD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4373

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

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