#4E4574#4E4574

#4E4574 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.077 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4574
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 116)
HSL	hsl(251, 25%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 41%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 15.51, -25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 30.00, 301.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.09% 0.0283 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(42.09% 0.077 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4216, 7.1367, 17.4534)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4574 #6B7445

analogous

#455474 #4E4574 #664574

triadic

#4E4574 #744E45 #45744E

tetradic

#4E4574 #744554 #6B7445 #457466

square

#4E4574 #744554 #6B7445 #457466

split-complementary

#4E4574 #746645 #547445

monochromatic

#1A1727 #342E4E #4E4574 #685C9A #8A80B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#4E4574 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4E4574 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4574

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4574	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4574	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374C76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384B73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4574;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.077 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789c',
    500: '#4e4574',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4574;
$custom-light: #81789c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4574",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.489,
    "s": 25.405,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42089,
    "c": 0.0772,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4574

secondary

#979F76

accent

#C266B0

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4574

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

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