#4E4670#4E4670

#4E4670 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.069 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4670
RGB	rgb(78, 70, 112)
HSL	hsl(251, 23%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 38%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 37.5%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.19, 13.72, -23.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.19, 26.83, 300.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.08% 0.0258 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(42.08% 0.069 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2559, 7.1697, 16.2750)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4670 #687046

analogous

#465370 #4E4670 #634670

triadic

#4E4670 #704E46 #46704E

tetradic

#4E4670 #704653 #687046 #467063

square

#4E4670 #704653 #687046 #467063

split-complementary

#4E4670 #706346 #537046

monochromatic

#1A1725 #342E4A #4E4670 #685E96 #8A80B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#4E4670 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4E4670 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4670

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4670	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4670	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)

#3A4C72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4B6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4670;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 70, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.069 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817999',
    500: '#4e4670',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4670;
$custom-light: #817999;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4670",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.429,
    "s": 23.077,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42078,
    "c": 0.06921,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4670

secondary

#959C76

accent

#C068AF

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4670

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

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