#4E4576#4E4576

#4E4576 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.080 H 291.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4576
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 118)
HSL	hsl(251, 26%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(251, 42%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 41.5%, 0%, 53.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.22, 16.09, -26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.22, 31.23, 301.00°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% 0.0288 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.08 291)
XYZ	xyz(8.5392, 7.1838, 18.0727)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4576 #6D7645

analogous

#455576 #4E4576 #674576

triadic

#4E4576 #764E45 #45764E

tetradic

#4E4576 #764555 #6D7645 #457667

square

#4E4576 #764555 #6D7645 #457667

split-complementary

#4E4576 #766745 #557645

monochromatic

#1B1829 #342E4F #4E4576 #685C9D #8A80B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#4E4576 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4576 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4576

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4576	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4576	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364D78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374B75

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4576;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.080 291.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789e',
    500: '#4e4576',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4576;
$custom-light: #81789e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4576",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.02,
    "s": 26.203,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42203,
    "c": 0.08031,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.07184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4576

secondary

#99A176

accent

#C365B1

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4576

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

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