#4E447C#4E447C

#4E447C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.091 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E447C
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 124)
HSL	hsl(251, 29%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(251, 45%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 45.2%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.28, 18.50, -30.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.28, 35.61, 301.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.35% 0.0314 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(42.35% 0.091 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8461, 7.2090, 19.9903)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E447C #727C44

analogous

#44567C #4E447C #6A447C

triadic

#4E447C #7C4E44 #447C4E

tetradic

#4E447C #7C4456 #727C44 #447C6A

square

#4E447C #7C4456 #727C44 #447C6A

split-complementary

#4E447C #7C6A44 #567C44

monochromatic

#1C192D #352E54 #4E447C #675AA4 #8B81BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#4E447C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E447C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E447C

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E447C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E447C	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314D7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324B7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e447c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.091 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a2',
    500: '#4e447c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e447c;
$custom-light: #8278a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e447c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 29.167,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42354,
    "c": 0.09121,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E447C

secondary

#9DA577

accent

#C562B4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF3

border

#CAC8CD

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E447C

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

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