#4E4476#4E4476

#4E4476 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.082 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4476
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 118)
HSL	hsl(252, 27%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(252, 42%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 42.4%, 0%, 53.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 16.74, -27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 31.94, 301.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.0303 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.082 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4782, 7.0618, 18.0524)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4476 #6C7644

analogous

#445376 #4E4476 #674476

triadic

#4E4476 #764E44 #44764E

tetradic

#4E4476 #764453 #6C7644 #447667

square

#4E4476 #764453 #6C7644 #447667

split-complementary

#4E4476 #766744 #537644

monochromatic

#1B1728 #342E4F #4E4476 #685A9D #8A7FB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#4E4476 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4E4476 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4476

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4476	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4476	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#354C78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#364A75

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4476;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.082 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789e',
    500: '#4e4476',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4476;
$custom-light: #81789e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4476",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 26.882,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41995,
    "c": 0.08202,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4476

secondary

#98A175

accent

#C365B0

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4476

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

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