#4E4569#4E4569

#4E4569 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.060 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4569
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 105)
HSL	hsl(255, 21%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(255, 34%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 34.3%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 12.42, -19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 23.21, 302.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.49% 0.0255 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(41.49% 0.06 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.8192, 6.8958, 14.2809)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4569 #606945

analogous

#454E69 #4E4569 #604569

triadic

#4E4569 #694E45 #45694E

tetradic

#4E4569 #69454E #606945 #456960

square

#4E4569 #69454E #606945 #456960

split-complementary

#4E4569 #696045 #4E6945

monochromatic

#17141F #332D44 #4E4569 #695D8E #897EAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#4E4569 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#4E4569 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4569

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4569	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4569	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C4B6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D4A68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4569;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.060 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807894',
    500: '#4e4569',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4569;
$custom-light: #807894;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4569",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 20.69,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4149,
    "c": 0.05996,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4569

secondary

#8E9773

accent

#BD6BA9

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF1

border

#C9C8CB

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4569

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