#4E4858#4E4858

#4E4858 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.027 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4858
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 88)
HSL	hsl(263, 10%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(263, 18%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 18.2%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.71, 6.10, -8.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.71, 10.50, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(41.36% 0.0146 -0.0231)
OKLCH	oklch(41.36% 0.027 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2204, 6.9590, 10.1935)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4858 #525848

analogous

#484A58 #4E4858 #564858

triadic

#4E4858 #584E48 #48584E

tetradic

#4E4858 #58484A #525848 #485856

square

#4E4858 #58484A #525848 #485856

split-complementary

#4E4858 #585648 #4A5848

monochromatic

#121115 #302C36 #4E4858 #6C647A #8A8299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#4E4858 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E4858 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4858

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4858	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4858	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464B57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C4A4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4858;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.027 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7b87',
    500: '#4e4858',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4858;
$custom-light: #7f7b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4858",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 10,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41363,
    "c": 0.02735,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4858

secondary

#808775

accent

#B3759C

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDEF

border

#C9C8CA

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4858

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

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