#4E4468#4E4468

#4E4468 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.060 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4468
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 104)
HSL	hsl(257, 21%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(257, 35%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 34.6%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 12.80, -19.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 23.31, 303.31°)
OKLab	oklab(41.22% 0.0268 -0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(41.22% 0.06 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.7071, 6.7534, 13.9915)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4468 #5E6844

analogous

#444C68 #4E4468 #604468

triadic

#4E4468 #684E44 #44684E

tetradic

#4E4468 #68444C #5E6844 #446860

square

#4E4468 #68444C #5E6844 #446860

split-complementary

#4E4468 #686044 #4C6844

monochromatic

#16141E #322C43 #4E4468 #6A5C8D #897DAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#4E4468 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E4468 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4468

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4468	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4468	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B4A69

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D4967

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494A51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4468;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.060 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807893',
    500: '#4e4468',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4468;
$custom-light: #807893;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4468",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.667,
    "s": 20.93,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41222,
    "c": 0.06021,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4468

secondary

#8C9672

accent

#BD6AA6

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF1

border

#C9C8CB

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4468

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

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