#4D174D#4D174D

#4D174D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.5% C 0.109 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D174D
RGB	rgb(77, 23, 77)
HSL	hsl(300, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(300, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.91, 33.11, -21.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.91, 39.24, 327.56°)
OKLab	oklab(31.51% 0.0923 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(31.51% 0.109 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.7065, 2.7267, 7.2982)
Luminance	0.0273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D174D #174D17

analogous

#32174D #4D174D #4D1732

triadic

#4D174D #4D4D17 #174D4D

tetradic

#4D174D #4D3217 #174D17 #17324D

square

#4D174D #4D3217 #174D17 #17324D

split-complementary

#4D174D #324D17 #174D32

monochromatic

#180718 #1E091E #4D174D #7C257C #AB33AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.59

#4D174D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#4D174D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D174D

13.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D174D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D174D	1.00	13.59	1.55	13.59
#FFFFFF	13.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10294F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24304C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501E2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d174d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 23, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.5% 0.109 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81597f',
    500: '#4d174d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d174d;
$custom-light: #81597f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d174d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31512,
    "c": 0.10906,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D174D

secondary

#3C843C

accent

#DD4A4A

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0A040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D174D

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

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