#4A3256#4A3256

#4A3256 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.067 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A3256
RGB	rgb(74, 50, 86)
HSL	hsl(280, 26%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 42%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 41.9%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.98, 18.43, -17.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.98, 25.48, 316.32°)
OKLab	oklab(36.07% 0.0466 -0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(36.07% 0.067 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.6441, 4.4090, 9.3560)
Luminance	0.0441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A3256 #3E5632

analogous

#383256 #4A3256 #563250

triadic

#4A3256 #564A32 #32564A

tetradic

#4A3256 #563832 #3E5632 #325056

square

#4A3256 #563832 #3E5632 #325056

split-complementary

#4A3256 #505632 #325638

monochromatic

#110B13 #291C2F #4A3256 #6B497D #8C60A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.16

#4A3256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#4A3256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A3256

11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A3256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A3256	1.00	11.16	1.88	11.16
#FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C3A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#323C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#493740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a3256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 50, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.067 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6a85',
    500: '#4a3256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a3256;
$custom-light: #7d6a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a3256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 26.471,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36069,
    "c": 0.0673,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A3256

secondary

#6B875D

accent

#C36584

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A3256

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