#4E4755#4E4755

#4E4755 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.025 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4755
RGB	rgb(78, 71, 85)
HSL	hsl(270, 9%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(270, 16%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.31, 6.02, -7.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.31, 9.42, 309.76°)
OKLab	oklab(41.01% 0.0151 -0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(41.01% 0.025 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.0345, 6.7821, 9.5311)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4755 #4E5547

analogous

#474755 #4E4755 #554755

triadic

#4E4755 #554E47 #47554E

tetradic

#4E4755 #554747 #4E5547 #475555

square

#4E4755 #554747 #4E5547 #475555

split-complementary

#4E4755 #555547 #475547

monochromatic

#110F12 #2F2B34 #4E4755 #6D6376 #8B8196

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#4E4755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4E4755 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4755

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4755	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464A55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D494C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 71, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.025 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7a84',
    500: '#4e4755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4755;
$custom-light: #7f7a84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 8.974,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41009,
    "c": 0.02468,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4755

secondary

#7C8474

accent

#B27694

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDEF

border

#C9C8CA

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4755

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

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