#4E4571#4E4571

#4E4571 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.073 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4571
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 113)
HSL	hsl(252, 24%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(252, 39%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 38.9%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.96, 14.65, -24.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.96, 28.15, 301.36°)
OKLab	oklab(41.92% 0.0276 -0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(41.92% 0.073 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2499, 7.0681, 16.5492)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4571 #687145

analogous

#455271 #4E4571 #644571

triadic

#4E4571 #714E45 #45714E

tetradic

#4E4571 #714552 #687145 #457164

square

#4E4571 #714552 #687145 #457164

split-complementary

#4E4571 #716445 #527145

monochromatic

#1A1725 #342E4B #4E4571 #685C97 #8A7FB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#4E4571 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4E4571 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4571

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4571	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4571	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#394C73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394A70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4571;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.073 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789a',
    500: '#4e4571',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4571;
$custom-light: #81789a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4571",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.273,
    "s": 24.176,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4192,
    "c": 0.07253,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4571

secondary

#959D75

accent

#C167AE

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4571

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

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