#4E4572#4E4572

#4E4572 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.074 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4572
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 114)
HSL	hsl(252, 25%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(252, 39%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 39.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.01, 14.94, -24.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.01, 28.77, 301.27°)
OKLab	oklab(41.98% 0.0279 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(41.98% 0.074 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3065, 7.0907, 16.8473)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4572 #697245

analogous

#455272 #4E4572 #644572

triadic

#4E4572 #724E45 #45724E

tetradic

#4E4572 #724552 #697245 #457264

square

#4E4572 #724552 #697245 #457264

split-complementary

#4E4572 #726445 #527245

monochromatic

#1A1726 #342E4C #4E4572 #685C98 #8A80B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#4E4572 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4E4572 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4572

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4572	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4572	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#384C74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464D56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4572;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.074 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789b',
    500: '#4e4572',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4572;
$custom-light: #81789b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4572",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 24.59,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41976,
    "c": 0.07408,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4572

secondary

#969E75

accent

#C167AF

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4572

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

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