#4E2253#4E2253

#4E2253 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.097 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2253
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 83)
HSL	hsl(294, 42%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(294, 59%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 59%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.54, 28.92, -20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.54, 35.71, 324.08°)
OKLab	oklab(33.57% 0.0782 -0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(33.57% 0.097 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.2751, 3.3886, 8.5581)
Luminance	0.0339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2253 #275322

analogous

#352253 #4E2253 #53223F

triadic

#4E2253 #534E22 #22534E

tetradic

#4E2253 #533522 #275322 #223F53

square

#4E2253 #533522 #275322 #223F53

split-complementary

#4E2253 #3F5322 #225335

monochromatic

#140916 #251028 #4E2253 #77347E #A046AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.52

#4E2253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#4E2253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2253

12.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2253	1.00	12.52	1.68	12.52
#FFFFFF	12.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B3055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#293552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2837

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.097 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815f83',
    500: '#4e2253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2253;
$custom-light: #815f83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.878,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33573,
    "c": 0.09729,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2253

secondary

#50874A

accent

#D25663

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2253

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

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