#4D255C#4D255C

#4D255C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.102 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D255C
RGB	rgb(77, 37, 92)
HSL	hsl(284, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(284, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.56, 28.96, -25.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.56, 38.47, 318.83°)
OKLab	oklab(34.47% 0.0731 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(34.47% 0.102 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.6536, 3.6738, 10.5344)
Luminance	0.0367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D255C #345C25

analogous

#31255C #4D255C #5C2550

triadic

#4D255C #5C4D25 #255C4D

tetradic

#4D255C #5C3125 #345C25 #25505C

square

#4D255C #5C3125 #345C25 #25505C

split-complementary

#4D255C #505C25 #255C31

monochromatic

#120916 #281330 #4D255C #723788 #9648B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.11

#4D255C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#4D255C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D255C

12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D255C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D255C	1.00	12.11	1.73	12.11
#FFFFFF	12.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18335E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25375B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d255c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 37, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.102 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80628a',
    500: '#4d255c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d255c;
$custom-light: #80628a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d255c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34466,
    "c": 0.10166,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D255C

secondary

#5F8F4D

accent

#D25577

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D255C

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

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