#4E2256#4E2256

#4E2256 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.101 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2256
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(291, 43%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(291, 60%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 60.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.71, 29.59, -22.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.71, 37.28, 322.53°)
OKLab	oklab(33.76% 0.0785 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(33.76% 0.101 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.3934, 3.4359, 9.1814)
Luminance	0.0344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2256 #2A5622

analogous

#342256 #4E2256 #562244

triadic

#4E2256 #564E22 #22564E

tetradic

#4E2256 #563422 #2A5622 #224456

square

#4E2256 #563422 #2A5622 #224456

split-complementary

#4E2256 #445622 #225634

monochromatic

#140916 #26112A #4E2256 #763382 #9E45AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.45

#4E2256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#4E2256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2256

12.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2256	1.00	12.45	1.69	12.45
#FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#183158

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273655

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.101 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816086',
    500: '#4e2256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2256;
$custom-light: #816086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.769,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33757,
    "c": 0.10061,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2256

secondary

#548A4A

accent

#D35568

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2256

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

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