#4E4479#4E4479

#4E4479 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.087 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4479
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 121)
HSL	hsl(251, 28%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(251, 44%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 43.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.11, 17.61, -28.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.11, 33.78, 301.42°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% 0.0309 -0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.087 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.6593, 7.1342, 19.0063)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4479 #6F7944

analogous

#445579 #4E4479 #694479

triadic

#4E4479 #794E44 #44794E

tetradic

#4E4479 #794455 #6F7944 #447969

square

#4E4479 #794455 #6F7944 #447969

split-complementary

#4E4479 #796944 #557944

monochromatic

#1B182B #352E52 #4E4479 #675AA0 #8A80B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#4E4479 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4E4479 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4479

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4479	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4479	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334C7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4479;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.087 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8178a0',
    500: '#4e4479',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4479;
$custom-light: #8178a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4479",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.321,
    "s": 28.042,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42172,
    "c": 0.08664,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4479

secondary

#9AA376

accent

#C463B2

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4479

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

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