#4E2159#4E2159

#4E2159 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.106 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2159
RGB	rgb(78, 33, 89)
HSL	hsl(288, 46%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(288, 63%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.69, 30.82, -24.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.69, 39.51, 321.27°)
OKLab	oklab(33.8% 0.0802 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(33.8% 0.106 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4887, 3.4289, 9.8220)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2159 #2C5921

analogous

#322159 #4E2159 #592148

triadic

#4E2159 #594E21 #21594E

tetradic

#4E2159 #593221 #2C5921 #214859

square

#4E2159 #593221 #2C5921 #214859

split-complementary

#4E2159 #485921 #215932

monochromatic

#140816 #27102C #4E2159 #753286 #9C42B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.46

#4E2159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#4E2159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2159

12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2159	1.00	12.46	1.69	12.46
#FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14315B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253658

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E2A39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 33, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.106 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815f88',
    500: '#4e2159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2159;
$custom-light: #815f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.214,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33797,
    "c": 0.10573,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2159

secondary

#568D49

accent

#D6526C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2159

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

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