#4E4672#4E4672

#4E4672 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.072 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4672
RGB	rgb(78, 70, 114)
HSL	hsl(251, 24%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 39%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 38.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.29, 14.29, -24.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.29, 28.06, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0263 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.072 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3685, 7.2148, 16.8680)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4672 #6A7246

analogous

#465472 #4E4672 #644672

triadic

#4E4672 #724E46 #46724E

tetradic

#4E4672 #724654 #6A7246 #467264

square

#4E4672 #724654 #6A7246 #467264

split-complementary

#4E4672 #726446 #547246

monochromatic

#1A1726 #342F4C #4E4672 #685D98 #8A81B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#4E4672 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4672 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4672

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4672	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4672	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)

#394D74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A4B71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4672;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 70, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.072 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81799a',
    500: '#4e4672',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4672;
$custom-light: #81799a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4672",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 23.913,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42188,
    "c": 0.07234,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4672

secondary

#969E76

accent

#C067B0

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4672

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

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