#4E4378#4E4378

#4E4378 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.087 H 291.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4378
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 120)
HSL	hsl(252, 28%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(252, 44%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 44.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.78, 17.97, -28.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.78, 33.87, 302.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.91% 0.0322 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(41.91% 0.087 291.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.5383, 6.9899, 18.6650)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4378 #6D7843

analogous

#435378 #4E4378 #694378

triadic

#4E4378 #784E43 #43784E

tetradic

#4E4378 #784353 #6D7843 #437869

square

#4E4378 #784353 #6D7843 #437869

split-complementary

#4E4378 #786943 #537843

monochromatic

#1B1729 #342D51 #4E4378 #68599F #8A7EB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#4E4378 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E4378 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4378

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4378	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4378	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324C7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334A77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4378;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.087 291.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81779f',
    500: '#4e4378',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4378;
$custom-light: #81779f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4378",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.453,
    "s": 28.342,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41907,
    "c": 0.08681,
    "h": 291.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4378

secondary

#99A274

accent

#C563B0

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4378

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

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