#4E4477#4E4477

#4E4477 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.084 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4477
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 119)
HSL	hsl(252, 27%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(252, 43%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.00, 17.03, -27.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.00, 32.55, 301.53°)
OKLab	oklab(42.05% 0.0305 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(42.05% 0.084 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5379, 7.0857, 18.3670)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4477 #6D7744

analogous

#445477 #4E4477 #684477

triadic

#4E4477 #774E44 #44774E

tetradic

#4E4477 #774454 #6D7744 #447768

square

#4E4477 #774454 #6D7744 #447768

split-complementary

#4E4477 #776844 #547744

monochromatic

#1B1729 #342E50 #4E4477 #685A9E #8A7FB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#4E4477 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4E4477 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4477

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4477	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4477	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344C79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354A76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4477;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.084 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789e',
    500: '#4e4477',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4477;
$custom-light: #81789e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4477",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.765,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42053,
    "c": 0.08356,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4477

secondary

#99A175

accent

#C464B1

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4477

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

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