#4E4460#4E4460

#4E4460 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.048 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4460
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 96)
HSL	hsl(261, 17%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(261, 29%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 29.2%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.87, 10.68, -14.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.87, 18.37, 305.56°)
OKLab	oklab(40.82% 0.0243 -0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(40.82% 0.048 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3199, 6.5985, 11.9521)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4460 #566044

analogous

#444860 #4E4460 #5C4460

triadic

#4E4460 #604E44 #44604E

tetradic

#4E4460 #604448 #566044 #44605C

square

#4E4460 #604448 #566044 #44605C

split-complementary

#4E4460 #605C44 #486044

monochromatic

#141118 #312B3C #4E4460 #6B5D84 #8A7CA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#4E4460 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4E4460 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4460

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4460	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4460	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4961

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40495F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B484E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4460;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.048 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80788d',
    500: '#4e4460',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4460;
$custom-light: #80788d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4460",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 17.073,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40822,
    "c": 0.04767,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4460

secondary

#848F71

accent

#BA6E9F

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#0A080C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4460

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

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