#4E1551#4E1551

#4E1551 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.116 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1551
RGB	rgb(78, 21, 81)
HSL	hsl(297, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(297, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.02, 35.10, -23.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.02, 42.29, 326.10°)
OKLab	oklab(31.7% 0.0963 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(31.7% 0.116 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.8952, 2.7504, 8.0560)
Luminance	0.0275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1551 #185115

analogous

#301551 #4E1551 #511536

triadic

#4E1551 #514E15 #15514E

tetradic

#4E1551 #513015 #185115 #153651

square

#4E1551 #513015 #185115 #153651

split-complementary

#4E1551 #365115 #155130

monochromatic

#170618 #1F0820 #4E1551 #7D2282 #AC2EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.55

#4E1551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#4E1551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1551

13.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1551	1.00	13.55	1.55	13.55
#FFFFFF	13.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#092A53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22314F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501E31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 21, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.116 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825882',
    500: '#4e1551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1551;
$custom-light: #825882;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.317,
    "c": 0.11643,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1551

secondary

#3D8939

accent

#E2464E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1551

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

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