#4E4575#4E4575

#4E4575 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.079 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4575
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 117)
HSL	hsl(251, 26%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 41%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 41%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 15.80, -26.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 30.62, 301.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.15% 0.0285 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(42.15% 0.079 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4801, 7.1601, 17.7614)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4575 #6C7545

analogous

#455475 #4E4575 #664575

triadic

#4E4575 #754E45 #45754E

tetradic

#4E4575 #754554 #6C7545 #457566

square

#4E4575 #754554 #6C7545 #457566

split-complementary

#4E4575 #756645 #547545

monochromatic

#1B1828 #342E4F #4E4575 #685C9B #8A80B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#4E4575 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4E4575 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4575

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4575	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4575	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374C77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374B74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4575;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.079 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789d',
    500: '#4e4575',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4575;
$custom-light: #81789d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4575",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 25.806,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42146,
    "c": 0.07875,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4575

secondary

#98A076

accent

#C266B1

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4575

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

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