#4E2155#4E2155

#4E2155 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.101 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2155
RGB	rgb(78, 33, 85)
HSL	hsl(292, 44%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(292, 61%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.44, 29.93, -22.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.44, 37.40, 323.14°)
OKLab	oklab(33.54% 0.0799 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(33.54% 0.101 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.3253, 3.3635, 8.9613)
Luminance	0.0336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2155 #285521

analogous

#342155 #4E2155 #552142

triadic

#4E2155 #554E21 #21554E

tetradic

#4E2155 #553421 #285521 #214255

square

#4E2155 #553421 #285521 #214255

split-complementary

#4E2155 #425521 #215534

monochromatic

#140916 #261029 #4E2155 #763281 #9F43AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.56

#4E2155 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#4E2155 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2155

12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2155	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2155	1.00	12.56	1.67	12.56
#FFFFFF	12.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#183057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273554

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2837

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2155;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 33, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.101 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815f85',
    500: '#4e2155',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2155;
$custom-light: #815f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2155",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.923,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33542,
    "c": 0.10128,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2155

secondary

#518949

accent

#D45465

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2155

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

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