#4E1957#4E1957

#4E1957 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.117 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E1957
RGB	rgb(78, 25, 87)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.06, 34.51, -25.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.06, 43.19, 323.03°)
OKLab	oklab(32.57% 0.0913 -0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(32.57% 0.117 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.2096, 3.0034, 9.3203)
Luminance	0.0300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E1957 #225719

analogous

#2F1957 #4E1957 #571941

triadic

#4E1957 #574E19 #19574E

tetradic

#4E1957 #572F19 #225719 #194157

square

#4E1957 #572F19 #225719 #194157

split-complementary

#4E1957 #415719 #19572F

monochromatic

#150718 #230B27 #4E1957 #792787 #A334B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.12

#4E1957 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#4E1957 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E1957

13.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E1957	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E1957	1.00	13.12	1.60	13.12
#FFFFFF	13.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#082D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203255

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2335

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e1957;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 25, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.117 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825a87',
    500: '#4e1957',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e1957;
$custom-light: #825a87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e1957",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.29,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32575,
    "c": 0.11652,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E1957

secondary

#4A8D3E

accent

#DF495F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E1957

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

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