#49255B#49255B

#49255B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.099 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49255B
RGB	rgb(73, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(280, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(280, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.93, 27.51, -25.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.93, 37.66, 316.94°)
OKLab	oklab(33.86% 0.0673 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(33.86% 0.099 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.2972, 3.4951, 10.2911)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49255B #375B25

analogous

#2E255B #49255B #5B2552

triadic

#49255B #5B4925 #255B49

tetradic

#49255B #5B2E25 #375B25 #25525B

square

#49255B #5B2E25 #375B25 #25525B

split-complementary

#49255B #525B25 #255B2E

monochromatic

#110916 #26132F #49255B #6C3787 #8F48B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#49255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#49255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49255B

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49255B	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16335D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23355A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.099 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d618a',
    500: '#49255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49255b;
$custom-light: #7d618a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33855,
    "c": 0.09853,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49255B

secondary

#638E4D

accent

#D2567F

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEEAF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #49255B

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

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