#4E1451#4E1451

#4E1451 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.118 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1451
RGB	rgb(78, 20, 81)
HSL	hsl(297, 60%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(297, 75%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.86, 35.53, -23.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.86, 42.79, 326.15°)
OKLab	oklab(31.59% 0.0975 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(31.59% 0.118 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.8771, 2.7144, 8.0500)
Luminance	0.0271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1451 #175114

analogous

#301451 #4E1451 #511436

triadic

#4E1451 #514E14 #14514E

tetradic

#4E1451 #513014 #175114 #143651

square

#4E1451 #513014 #175114 #143651

split-complementary

#4E1451 #365114 #145130

monochromatic

#180619 #1F0820 #4E1451 #7D2082 #AD2CB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.61

#4E1451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#4E1451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1451

13.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1451	1.00	13.61	1.54	13.61
#FFFFFF	13.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#21304F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501E31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 20, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.118 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825882',
    500: '#4e1451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1451;
$custom-light: #825882;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.049,
    "s": 60.396,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3159,
    "c": 0.11782,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1451

secondary

#3C8938

accent

#E4444C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B030A

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1451

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

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