#4E4480#4E4480

#4E4480 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.097 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4480
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 128)
HSL	hsl(250, 31%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(250, 47%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 46.9%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.51, 19.69, -32.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.51, 38.05, 301.16°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0321 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.097 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1042, 7.3122, 21.3496)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4480 #768044

analogous

#445880 #4E4480 #6C4480

triadic

#4E4480 #804E44 #44804E

tetradic

#4E4480 #804458 #768044 #44806C

square

#4E4480 #804458 #768044 #44806C

split-complementary

#4E4480 #806C44 #588044

monochromatic

#1D1A30 #362F58 #4E4480 #675AA7 #8C82BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#4E4480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#4E4480 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4480

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4480	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4E82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4B7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41505C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.097 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a5',
    500: '#4e4480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4480;
$custom-light: #8278a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 30.612,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42602,
    "c": 0.09728,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4480

secondary

#A0A878

accent

#C761B6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4480

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

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