#4E4579#4E4579

#4E4579 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.085 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4579
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 121)
HSL	hsl(250, 27%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(250, 43%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 43%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, 16.96, -28.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 33.08, 300.85°)
OKLab	oklab(42.38% 0.0294 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(42.38% 0.085 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7203, 7.2562, 19.0266)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4579 #707945

analogous

#455679 #4E4579 #684579

triadic

#4E4579 #794E45 #45794E

tetradic

#4E4579 #794556 #707945 #457968

square

#4E4579 #794556 #707945 #457968

split-complementary

#4E4579 #796845 #567945

monochromatic

#1C192B #352F52 #4E4579 #675BA0 #8B81B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#4E4579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#4E4579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4579

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4579	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#354D7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354B78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.085 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8178a0',
    500: '#4e4579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4579;
$custom-light: #8178a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.385,
    "s": 27.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42379,
    "c": 0.08493,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4579

secondary

#9BA377

accent

#C464B3

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4579

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

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