#4E225A#4E225A
#4E225A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.105 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E225A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 34, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 45%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 62%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.3%, 62.2%, 0%, 64.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.95, 30.50, -24.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.95, 39.41, 320.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.01% 0.0788 -0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.01% 0.105 318.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5591, 3.5022, 10.0540) |
| Luminance | 0.0350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 5.28
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 5.71
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 5.72
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 6.61
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 7.47
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E225A #2E5A22
analogous
#32225A #4E225A #5A224A
triadic
#4E225A #5A4E22 #225A4E
tetradic
#4E225A #5A3222 #2E5A22 #224A5A
square
#4E225A #5A3222 #2E5A22 #224A5A
split-complementary
#4E225A #4A5A22 #225A32
monochromatic
#130816 #28112E #4E225A #743386 #9B44B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.35
#4E225A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.70
#4E225A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E225A
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E225A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E225A | 1.00 | 12.35 | 1.70 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#15325C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#253659
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E2B3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e225a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.105 318.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816089',
500: '#4e225a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e225a; $custom-light: #816089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e225a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 34,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.143,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 24.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34011,
"c": 0.10513,
"h": 318.6
},
"luminance": 0.03502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E225A
secondary
#588E4A
accent
#D5536F
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#EFE9F0
border
#CAC5CB
text
#0A050B
muted
#7C797C