#4E2255#4E2255

#4E2255 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.100 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2255
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(292, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(292, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.65, 29.36, -22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.65, 36.76, 323.02°)
OKLab	oklab(33.7% 0.0784 -0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(33.7% 0.1 322)
XYZ	xyz(5.3534, 3.4199, 8.9707)
Luminance	0.0342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2255 #295522

analogous

#342255 #4E2255 #552242

triadic

#4E2255 #554E22 #22554E

tetradic

#4E2255 #553422 #295522 #224255

square

#4E2255 #553422 #295522 #224255

split-complementary

#4E2255 #425522 #225534

monochromatic

#140916 #261129 #4E2255 #763381 #9E45AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.47

#4E2255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#4E2255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2255

12.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2255	1.00	12.47	1.68	12.47
#FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193157

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283654

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.100 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816085',
    500: '#4e2255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2255;
$custom-light: #816085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.765,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33695,
    "c": 0.0995,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.0342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2255

secondary

#52894A

accent

#D35566

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2255

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

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