#4E446B#4E446B

#4E446B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.065 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E446B
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 107)
HSL	hsl(255, 22%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(255, 36%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 36.4%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, 13.62, -21.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 25.16, 302.77°)
OKLab	oklab(41.38% 0.0276 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(41.38% 0.065 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.8622, 6.8154, 14.8084)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E446B #616B44

analogous

#444E6B #4E446B #62446B

triadic

#4E446B #6B4E44 #446B4E

tetradic

#4E446B #6B444E #616B44 #446B62

square

#4E446B #6B444E #616B44 #446B62

split-complementary

#4E446B #6B6244 #4E6B44

monochromatic

#171420 #332C46 #4E446B #695C90 #897DAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#4E446B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4E446B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E446B

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E446B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E446B	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A4A6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B496A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e446b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.065 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807895',
    500: '#4e446b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e446b;
$custom-light: #807895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e446b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.385,
    "s": 22.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4138,
    "c": 0.06492,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E446B

secondary

#8F9872

accent

#BF69A9

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF1

border

#C9C8CB

text

#0A080D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E446B

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