#4E4478#4E4478

#4E4478 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.085 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4478
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 120)
HSL	hsl(252, 28%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(252, 43%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 43.3%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.06, 17.32, -28.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.06, 33.17, 301.48°)
OKLab	oklab(42.11% 0.0307 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(42.11% 0.085 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5983, 7.1098, 18.6850)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4478 #6E7844

analogous

#445478 #4E4478 #684478

triadic

#4E4478 #784E44 #44784E

tetradic

#4E4478 #784454 #6E7844 #447868

square

#4E4478 #784454 #6E7844 #447868

split-complementary

#4E4478 #786844 #547844

monochromatic

#1B182A #352E51 #4E4478 #675A9F #8A80B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#4E4478 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4E4478 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4478

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4478	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4478	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344C7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344A77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4478;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.085 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789f',
    500: '#4e4478',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4478;
$custom-light: #81789f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4478",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.538,
    "s": 27.66,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42113,
    "c": 0.0851,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4478

secondary

#9AA276

accent

#C464B1

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4478

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

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