#4E4379#4E4379

#4E4379 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.088 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4379
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 121)
HSL	hsl(252, 29%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(252, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 44.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, 18.26, -29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 34.48, 301.97°)
OKLab	oklab(41.97% 0.0323 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(41.97% 0.088 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5993, 7.0143, 18.9863)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4379 #6E7943

analogous

#435379 #4E4379 #694379

triadic

#4E4379 #794E43 #43794E

tetradic

#4E4379 #794353 #6E7943 #437969

square

#4E4379 #794353 #6E7943 #437969

split-complementary

#4E4379 #796943 #537943

monochromatic

#1B172A #352D52 #4E4379 #6759A0 #8A7FB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#4E4379 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E4379 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4379

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4379	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4379	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324C7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4379;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.088 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8177a0',
    500: '#4e4379',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4379;
$custom-light: #8177a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4379",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.222,
    "s": 28.723,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41967,
    "c": 0.08833,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4379

secondary

#9AA375

accent

#C563B1

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4379

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

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