#4E457A#4E457A

#4E457A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.086 H 290.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E457A
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 122)
HSL	hsl(250, 28%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(250, 43%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 43.4%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.44, 17.26, -28.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.44, 33.69, 300.81°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% 0.0296 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.086 290)
XYZ	xyz(8.7819, 7.2809, 19.3512)
Luminance	0.0728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E457A #717A45

analogous

#45567A #4E457A #69457A

triadic

#4E457A #7A4E45 #457A4E

tetradic

#4E457A #7A4556 #717A45 #457A69

square

#4E457A #7A4556 #717A45 #457A69

split-complementary

#4E457A #7A6945 #567A45

monochromatic

#1C192C #352F53 #4E457A #675BA1 #8B81B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#4E457A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#4E457A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E457A

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E457A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E457A	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344D7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344B79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e457a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.086 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8178a1',
    500: '#4e457a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e457a;
$custom-light: #8178a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e457a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.189,
    "s": 27.749,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42438,
    "c": 0.08648,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.07281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E457A

secondary

#9CA377

accent

#C464B4

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E457A

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

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