#4E456B#4E456B

#4E456B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.063 H 294.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E456B
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 107)
HSL	hsl(254, 22%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(254, 36%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 35.5%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.66, 12.97, -20.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.66, 24.44, 302.05°)
OKLab	oklab(41.6% 0.026 -0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(41.6% 0.063 294.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.9232, 6.9374, 14.8287)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E456B #626B45

analogous

#454F6B #4E456B #61456B

triadic

#4E456B #6B4E45 #456B4E

tetradic

#4E456B #6B454F #626B45 #456B61

square

#4E456B #6B454F #626B45 #456B61

split-complementary

#4E456B #6B6145 #4F6B45

monochromatic

#181521 #332D46 #4E456B #695D90 #897EAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#4E456B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E456B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E456B

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E456B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E456B	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B4B6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4A6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e456b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.063 294.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807895',
    500: '#4e456b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e456b;
$custom-light: #807895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e456b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.211,
    "s": 21.591,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41595,
    "c": 0.06311,
    "h": 294.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E456B

secondary

#909874

accent

#BE6AAA

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF1

border

#C9C8CB

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E456B

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

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