#4E4474#4E4474

#4E4474 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.079 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4474
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 116)
HSL	hsl(253, 26%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(253, 41%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 41.4%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, 16.16, -26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 30.71, 301.74°)
OKLab	oklab(41.88% 0.0298 -0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(41.88% 0.079 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3606, 7.0147, 17.4331)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4474 #6A7444

analogous

#445274 #4E4474 #664474

triadic

#4E4474 #744E44 #44744E

tetradic

#4E4474 #744452 #6A7444 #447466

square

#4E4474 #744452 #6A7444 #447466

split-complementary

#4E4474 #746644 #527444

monochromatic

#1A1727 #342D4D #4E4474 #685B9B #8A7FB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#4E4474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E4474 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4474

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4474	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364C76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374A73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454D56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.079 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789c',
    500: '#4e4474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4474;
$custom-light: #81789c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.5,
    "s": 26.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41879,
    "c": 0.07894,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4474

secondary

#969F75

accent

#C265AF

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4474

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

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