#4E4374#4E4374

#4E4374 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.081 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4374
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 116)
HSL	hsl(253, 27%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(253, 42%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 42.2%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 16.81, -26.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 31.42, 302.34°)
OKLab	oklab(41.67% 0.0314 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(41.67% 0.081 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3006, 6.8948, 17.4131)
Luminance	0.0689 (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

#4E4374 #697443

analogous

#435074 #4E4374 #664374

triadic

#4E4374 #744E43 #43744E

tetradic

#4E4374 #744350 #697443 #437466

square

#4E4374 #744350 #697443 #437466

split-complementary

#4E4374 #746643 #507443

monochromatic

#1A1626 #342D4D #4E4374 #68599B #8A7DB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#4E4374 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#4E4374 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4374

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4374	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4374	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344B76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#364973

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454C56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4374;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.081 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81779c',
    500: '#4e4374',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4374;
$custom-light: #81779c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4374",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.469,
    "s": 26.776,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4167,
    "c": 0.08068,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4374

secondary

#969F73

accent

#C365AE

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4374

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

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