#4E2249#4E2249

#4E2249 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.087 H 331.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2249
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 73)
HSL	hsl(307, 39%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(307, 56%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 6.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.00, 26.82, -15.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.00, 30.75, 330.70°)
OKLab	oklab(33% 0.0764 -0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(33% 0.087 331.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.9165, 3.2451, 6.6694)
Luminance	0.0324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2249 #224E27

analogous

#3D224E #4E2249 #4E2233

triadic

#4E2249 #494E22 #22494E

tetradic

#4E2249 #4E3D22 #224E27 #22334E

square

#4E2249 #4E3D22 #224E27 #22334E

split-complementary

#4E2249 #334E22 #224E3D

monochromatic

#150914 #230F21 #4E2249 #793571 #A34799

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.73

#4E2249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#4E2249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2249

12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2249	1.00	12.73	1.65	12.73
#FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202F4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3548

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512532

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.087 331.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815f7c',
    500: '#4e2249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2249;
$custom-light: #815f7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.818,
    "s": 39.286,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33001,
    "c": 0.08674,
    "h": 331.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2249

secondary

#4A8250

accent

#CF6659

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0A0509

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2249

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

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