#4E486C#4E486C

#4E486C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.059 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E486C
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 108)
HSL	hsl(250, 20%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(250, 33%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.56, 11.30, -19.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.56, 22.93, 299.53°)
OKLab	oklab(42.3% 0.0216 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(42.3% 0.059 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.1654, 7.3370, 15.1704)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E486C #666C48

analogous

#48546C #4E486C #60486C

triadic

#4E486C #6C4E48 #486C4E

tetradic

#4E486C #6C4854 #666C48 #486C60

square

#4E486C #6C4854 #666C48 #486C60

split-complementary

#4E486C #6C6048 #546C48

monochromatic

#191723 #333047 #4E486C #696091 #8982AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#4E486C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4E486C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E486C

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E486C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E486C	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F4D6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4C6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e486c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.059 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807b96',
    500: '#4e486c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e486c;
$custom-light: #807b96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e486c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42299,
    "c": 0.05936,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E486C

secondary

#939977

accent

#BD6BAF

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E486C

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