#4E4577#4E4577

#4E4577 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.082 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4577
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 119)
HSL	hsl(251, 27%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(251, 42%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 42%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.28, 16.38, -27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.28, 31.85, 300.95°)
OKLab	oklab(42.26% 0.029 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(42.26% 0.082 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5989, 7.2077, 18.3874)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4577 #6E7745

analogous

#455577 #4E4577 #674577

triadic

#4E4577 #774E45 #45774E

tetradic

#4E4577 #774555 #6E7745 #457767

square

#4E4577 #774555 #6E7745 #457767

split-complementary

#4E4577 #776745 #557745

monochromatic

#1B182A #352F50 #4E4577 #675B9E #8A81B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#4E4577 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4577 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4577

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4577	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4577	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364D79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#364B76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4577;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.082 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81789e',
    500: '#4e4577',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4577;
$custom-light: #81789e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4577",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.8,
    "s": 26.596,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42262,
    "c": 0.08185,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4577

secondary

#9AA176

accent

#C365B2

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4577

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

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