#4A0942#4A0942

#4A0942 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.116 H 333.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A0942
RGB	rgb(74, 9, 66)
HSL	hsl(307, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(307, 88%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.8%, 10.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.72, 35.80, -18.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.72, 40.31, 332.64°)
OKLab	oklab(28.89% 0.104 -0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(28.89% 0.116 333.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.9051, 2.0449, 5.3422)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A0942 #094A11

analogous

#32094A #4A0942 #4A0922

triadic

#4A0942 #424A09 #09424A

tetradic

#4A0942 #4A3209 #094A11 #09224A

square

#4A0942 #4A3209 #094A11 #09224A

split-complementary

#4A0942 #224A09 #094A32

monochromatic

#1B0318 #1B0318 #4A0942 #811073 #B716A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.90

#4A0942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#4A0942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A0942

14.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A0942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A0942	1.00	14.90	1.41	14.90
#FFFFFF	14.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072143

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E1025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a0942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 9, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.116 333.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5276',
    500: '#4a0942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a0942;
$custom-light: #7f5276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a0942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.385,
    "s": 78.313,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28887,
    "c": 0.11574,
    "h": 333.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A0942

secondary

#278733

accent

#F54B33

background

#F8F4F7

surface

#EFE7ED

border

#CAC3C8

text

#0A0208

muted

#7C787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A0942

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

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