#4E2162#4E2162

#4E2162 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.116 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2162
RGB	rgb(78, 33, 98)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.26, 32.93, -29.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.26, 44.37, 317.91°)
OKLab	oklab(34.41% 0.0804 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(34.41% 0.116 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.8900, 3.5894, 11.9355)
Luminance	0.0359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 5.70

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2162 #356221

analogous

#2D2162 #4E2162 #622155

triadic

#4E2162 #624E21 #21624E

tetradic

#4E2162 #622D21 #356221 #215562

square

#4E2162 #622D21 #356221 #215562

split-complementary

#4E2162 #556221 #21622D

monochromatic

#120817 #2A1234 #4E2162 #723090 #9740BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.22

#4E2162 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#4E2162 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2162

12.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2162	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2162	1.00	12.22	1.72	12.22
#FFFFFF	12.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#093364

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E3660

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2D3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2162;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 33, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.116 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825f8f',
    500: '#4e2162',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2162;
$custom-light: #825f8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2162",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 49.618,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34405,
    "c": 0.11596,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2162

secondary

#619649

accent

#D94F79

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2162

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

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