#4B255B#4B255B

#4B255B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.099 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B255B
RGB	rgb(75, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(282, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(282, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.21, 28.12, -25.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.21, 37.78, 318.08°)
OKLab	oklab(34.13% 0.0702 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(34.13% 0.099 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.4512, 3.5745, 10.2983)
Luminance	0.0357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B255B #355B25

analogous

#30255B #4B255B #5B2550

triadic

#4B255B #5B4B25 #255B4B

tetradic

#4B255B #5B3025 #355B25 #25505B

square

#4B255B #5B3025 #355B25 #25505B

split-complementary

#4B255B #505B25 #255B30

monochromatic

#120916 #27132F #4B255B #6F3787 #9348B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.25

#4B255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#4B255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B255B

12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B255B	1.00	12.25	1.71	12.25
#FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17335D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24365A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A2E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.099 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f618a',
    500: '#4b255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b255b;
$custom-light: #7f618a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34126,
    "c": 0.09946,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B255B

secondary

#618E4D

accent

#D2567B

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEEAF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B255B

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

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