#4E4470#4E4470

#4E4470 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.073 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4470
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 112)
HSL	hsl(254, 24%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(254, 39%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.63, 15.02, -23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.63, 28.25, 302.11°)
OKLab	oklab(41.65% 0.0289 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(41.65% 0.073 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1329, 6.9237, 16.2340)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4470 #667044

analogous

#445070 #4E4470 #644470

triadic

#4E4470 #704E44 #44704E

tetradic

#4E4470 #704450 #667044 #447064

square

#4E4470 #704450 #667044 #447064

split-complementary

#4E4470 #706444 #507044

monochromatic

#191624 #332D4A #4E4470 #695B96 #897EB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#4E4470 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#4E4470 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4470

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4470	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4470	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#384B72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394A6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474C54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4470;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.073 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817899',
    500: '#4e4470',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4470;
$custom-light: #817899;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4470",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.636,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41652,
    "c": 0.07273,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4470

secondary

#939C74

accent

#C167AC

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4470

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

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