#4E185E#4E185E
#4E185E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.125 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E185E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 24, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 59%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 74%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 74.5%, 0%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.37, 36.51, -30.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.37, 47.34, 320.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.95% 0.0922 -0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.95% 0.125 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4886, 3.0814, 10.8932) |
| Luminance | 0.0308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 3.86
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 5.02
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 5.40
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 6.09
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 6.25
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E185E #285E18
analogous
#2B185E #4E185E #5E184B
triadic
#4E185E #5E4E18 #185E4E
tetradic
#4E185E #5E2B18 #285E18 #184B5E
square
#4E185E #5E2B18 #285E18 #184B5E
split-complementary
#4E185E #4B5E18 #185E2B
monochromatic
#140618 #260C2D #4E185E #76248F #9F31C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.99
#4E185E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#4E185E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E185E
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E185E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E185E | 1.00 | 12.99 | 1.62 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002E60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A335C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4D2639
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e185e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 24, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.125 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825a8c',
500: '#4e185e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e185e; $custom-light: #825a8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e185e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 24,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.286,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 23.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3295,
"c": 0.12515,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.03081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E185E
secondary
#51943D
accent
#E34569
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#EFE9F0
border
#CAC5CB
text
#0B040C
muted
#7C797D