#4B0842#4B0842

#4B0842 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.117 H 334.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B0842
RGB	rgb(75, 8, 66)
HSL	hsl(308, 81%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(308, 89%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 89.3%, 12%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.82, 36.37, -18.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.82, 40.75, 333.21°)
OKLab	oklab(28.99% 0.1061 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(28.99% 0.117 334.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.9719, 2.0632, 5.3423)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B0842 #084B11

analogous

#33084B #4B0842 #4B0821

triadic

#4B0842 #424B08 #08424B

tetradic

#4B0842 #4B3308 #084B11 #08214B

square

#4B0842 #4B3308 #084B11 #08214B

split-complementary

#4B0842 #214B08 #084B33

monochromatic

#1C0318 #1C0318 #4B0842 #820E73 #BA14A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.87

#4B0842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#4B0842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B0842

14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B0842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B0842	1.00	14.87	1.41	14.87
#FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072143

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212B40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F0F25

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b0842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 8, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.117 334.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805276',
    500: '#4b0842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b0842;
$custom-light: #805276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b0842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.06,
    "s": 80.723,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28993,
    "c": 0.11739,
    "h": 334.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B0842

secondary

#268933

accent

#F74B31

background

#F8F4F7

surface

#EFE7ED

border

#CAC3C8

text

#0B0208

muted

#7C787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B0842

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

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