#4E224D#4E224D

#4E224D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.091 H 328.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E224D
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 77)
HSL	hsl(301, 39%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(301, 56%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 1.3%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.21, 27.64, -17.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.21, 32.68, 327.76°)
OKLab	oklab(33.22% 0.0772 -0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(33.22% 0.091 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.0534, 3.2999, 7.3905)
Luminance	0.0330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E224D #224E23

analogous

#39224E #4E224D #4E2237

triadic

#4E224D #4D4E22 #224D4E

tetradic

#4E224D #4E3922 #224E23 #22374E

square

#4E224D #4E3922 #224E23 #22374E

split-complementary

#4E224D #374E22 #224E39

monochromatic

#150915 #230F23 #4E224D #793577 #A347A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.65

#4E224D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#4E224D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E224D

12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E224D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E224D	1.00	12.65	1.66	12.65
#FFFFFF	12.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E2F4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C354C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e224d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.091 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815f7f',
    500: '#4e224d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e224d;
$custom-light: #815f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e224d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.364,
    "s": 39.286,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33222,
    "c": 0.09084,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E224D

secondary

#4A824B

accent

#CF5B59

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E224D

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

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