#4E4472#4E4472

#4E4472 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.076 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4472
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 114)
HSL	hsl(253, 25%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(253, 40%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, 15.58, -25.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 29.48, 301.91°)
OKLab	oklab(41.77% 0.0294 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(41.77% 0.076 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2455, 6.9687, 16.8270)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4472 #687244

analogous

#445172 #4E4472 #654472

triadic

#4E4472 #724E44 #44724E

tetradic

#4E4472 #724451 #687244 #447265

square

#4E4472 #724451 #687244 #447265

split-complementary

#4E4472 #726544 #517244

monochromatic

#1A1625 #342D4C #4E4472 #685B98 #8A7EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#4E4472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E4472 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4472

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4472	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374B74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464C55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.076 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789b',
    500: '#4e4472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4472;
$custom-light: #81789b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 25.275,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41765,
    "c": 0.07584,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4472

secondary

#959E74

accent

#C266AE

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4472

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

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