#4E224F#4E224F

#4E224F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.093 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E224F
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 79)
HSL	hsl(299, 40%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(299, 57%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 57%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.31, 28.06, -18.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.31, 33.67, 326.44°)
OKLab	oklab(33.34% 0.0776 -0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(33.34% 0.093 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.1251, 3.3286, 7.7681)
Luminance	0.0333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E224F #234F22

analogous

#38224F #4E224F #4F223A

triadic

#4E224F #4F4E22 #224F4E

tetradic

#4E224F #4F3822 #234F22 #223A4F

square

#4E224F #4F3822 #234F22 #223A4F

split-complementary

#4E224F #3A4F22 #224F38

monochromatic

#150915 #241024 #4E224F #78347A #A247A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.61

#4E224F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#4E224F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E224F

12.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E224F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E224F	1.00	12.61	1.67	12.61
#FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D3050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B354E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e224f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.093 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815f80',
    500: '#4e224f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e224f;
$custom-light: #815f80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e224f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.667,
    "s": 39.823,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33336,
    "c": 0.09295,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E224F

secondary

#4B834A

accent

#D0585B

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E224F

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