#4D255D#4D255D

#4D255D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.103 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D255D
RGB	rgb(77, 37, 93)
HSL	hsl(283, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(283, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.62, 29.20, -25.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.62, 39.03, 318.44°)
OKLab	oklab(34.53% 0.0731 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(34.53% 0.103 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.6976, 3.6914, 10.7662)
Luminance	0.0369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 8.23

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D255D #355D25

analogous

#31255D #4D255D #5D2551

triadic

#4D255D #5D4D25 #255D4D

tetradic

#4D255D #5D3125 #355D25 #25515D

square

#4D255D #5D3125 #355D25 #25515D

split-complementary

#4D255D #515D25 #255D31

monochromatic

#120916 #291431 #4D255D #713689 #9548B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.08

#4D255D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#4D255D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D255D

12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D255D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D255D	1.00	12.08	1.74	12.08
#FFFFFF	12.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17345F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25375C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2E3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d255d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 37, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.103 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81628b',
    500: '#4d255d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d255d;
$custom-light: #81628b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d255d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34531,
    "c": 0.10286,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D255D

secondary

#61904D

accent

#D35579

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D255D

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

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