#4E447A#4E447A

#4E447A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.088 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E447A
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 122)
HSL	hsl(251, 28%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(251, 44%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 44.3%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 17.90, -29.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 34.39, 301.37°)
OKLab	oklab(42.23% 0.0311 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(42.23% 0.088 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.7209, 7.1589, 19.3309)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E447A #707A44

analogous

#44557A #4E447A #69447A

triadic

#4E447A #7A4E44 #447A4E

tetradic

#4E447A #7A4455 #707A44 #447A69

square

#4E447A #7A4455 #707A44 #447A69

split-complementary

#4E447A #7A6944 #557A44

monochromatic

#1C182B #352E53 #4E447A #675AA1 #8B80B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#4E447A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4E447A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E447A

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E447A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E447A	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334D7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334B79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434E59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e447a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.088 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8178a1',
    500: '#4e447a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e447a;
$custom-light: #8178a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e447a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.111,
    "s": 28.421,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42232,
    "c": 0.08816,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E447A

secondary

#9BA476

accent

#C563B3

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A080F

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E447A

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

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