#4E2147#4E2147

#4E2147 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.087 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2147
RGB	rgb(78, 33, 71)
HSL	hsl(309, 41%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(309, 58%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.68, 26.99, -14.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.68, 30.49, 332.29°)
OKLab	oklab(32.73% 0.0777 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(32.73% 0.087 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.8231, 3.1627, 6.3164)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2147 #214E28

analogous

#3F214E #4E2147 #4E2131

triadic

#4E2147 #474E21 #21474E

tetradic

#4E2147 #4E3F21 #214E28 #21314E

square

#4E2147 #4E3F21 #214E28 #21314E

split-complementary

#4E2147 #314E21 #214E3F

monochromatic

#160914 #230F20 #4E2147 #79336E #A44595

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#4E2147 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#4E2147 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2147

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2147	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2147	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3446

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512430

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2147;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 33, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.087 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815f7a',
    500: '#4e2147',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2147;
$custom-light: #815f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2147",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.333,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32734,
    "c": 0.08667,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2147

secondary

#498252

accent

#D06A57

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9ED

border

#CAC5C8

text

#0A0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2147

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

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