#4E2266#4E2266

#4E2266 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.119 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2266
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 102)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.73, 33.36, -31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.73, 45.95, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(34.83% 0.079 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(34.83% 0.119 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.1117, 3.7232, 12.9645)
Luminance	0.0372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2266 #3A6622

analogous

#2C2266 #4E2266 #66225C

triadic

#4E2266 #664E22 #22664E

tetradic

#4E2266 #662C22 #3A6622 #225C66

square

#4E2266 #662C22 #3A6622 #225C66

split-complementary

#4E2266 #5C6622 #22662C

monochromatic

#120817 #2B1338 #4E2266 #713194 #9442C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.04

#4E2266 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#4E2266 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2266

12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2266	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2266	1.00	12.04	1.74	12.04
#FFFFFF	12.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#043468

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C3764

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B2F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2266;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.119 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826092',
    500: '#4e2266',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2266;
$custom-light: #826092;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2266",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34832,
    "c": 0.119,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2266

secondary

#669A4A

accent

#DA4E7F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2266

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

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