#4E4475#4E4475

#4E4475 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.080 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4475
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 117)
HSL	hsl(252, 26%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(252, 42%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 41.9%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, 16.45, -26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 31.33, 301.67°)
OKLab	oklab(41.94% 0.0301 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(41.94% 0.08 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4191, 7.0381, 17.7411)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4475 #6B7544

analogous

#445375 #4E4475 #674475

triadic

#4E4475 #754E44 #44754E

tetradic

#4E4475 #754453 #6B7544 #447567

square

#4E4475 #754453 #6B7544 #447567

split-complementary

#4E4475 #756744 #537544

monochromatic

#1A1728 #342E4E #4E4475 #685A9C #8A7FB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#4E4475 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4E4475 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4475

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4475	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4475	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#354C77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#364A74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4475;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.080 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789d',
    500: '#4e4475',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4475;
$custom-light: #81789d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4475",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.245,
    "s": 26.486,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41937,
    "c": 0.08048,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4475

secondary

#97A075

accent

#C365B0

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4475

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

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