#4E4380#4E4380

#4E4380 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.099 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4380
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 128)
HSL	hsl(251, 31%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(251, 48%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 47.7%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.24, 20.34, -32.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.24, 38.75, 301.66°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% 0.0335 -0.0931)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.099 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0443, 7.1923, 21.3296)
Luminance	0.0719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4380 #758043

analogous

#435680 #4E4380 #6C4380

triadic

#4E4380 #804E43 #43804E

tetradic

#4E4380 #804356 #758043 #43806C

square

#4E4380 #804356 #758043 #43806C

split-complementary

#4E4380 #806C43 #568043

monochromatic

#1D1930 #362E58 #4E4380 #6758A8 #8B81BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#4E4380 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4380 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4380

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4380	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4380	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D4D82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4A7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414F5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4380;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.099 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8277a5',
    500: '#4e4380',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4380;
$custom-light: #8277a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4380",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.82,
    "s": 31.282,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42401,
    "c": 0.09892,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4380

secondary

#9FA877

accent

#C760B5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4380

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

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