#4E4381#4E4381

#4E4381 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.100 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4381
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 129)
HSL	hsl(251, 32%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(251, 48%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 48.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.30, 20.64, -33.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.30, 39.35, 301.63°)
OKLab	oklab(42.46% 0.0336 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(42.46% 0.1 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1104, 7.2187, 21.6780)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4381 #768143

analogous

#435781 #4E4381 #6D4381

triadic

#4E4381 #814E43 #43814E

tetradic

#4E4381 #814357 #768143 #43816D

square

#4E4381 #814357 #768143 #43816D

split-complementary

#4E4381 #816D43 #578143

monochromatic

#1D1930 #362E59 #4E4381 #6759A9 #8C81BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#4E4381 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4381 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4381

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4381	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4381	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C4D83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4B80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4381;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.100 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8277a6',
    500: '#4e4381',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4381;
$custom-light: #8277a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4381",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.645,
    "s": 31.633,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42464,
    "c": 0.10042,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4381

secondary

#A0A977

accent

#C860B5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4381

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

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