#4E234E#4E234E

#4E234E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.090 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E234E
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 78)
HSL	hsl(300, 38%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(300, 55%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.48, 27.27, -17.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.48, 32.51, 327.04°)
OKLab	oklab(33.44% 0.0758 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(33.44% 0.09 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.1180, 3.3721, 7.5876)
Luminance	0.0337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E234E #234E23

analogous

#39234E #4E234E #4E2339

triadic

#4E234E #4E4E23 #234E4E

tetradic

#4E234E #4E3923 #234E23 #23394E

square

#4E234E #4E3923 #234E23 #23394E

split-complementary

#4E234E #394E23 #234E39

monochromatic

#150915 #241024 #4E234E #783678 #A249A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.54

#4E234E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#4E234E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E234E

12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E234E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E234E	1.00	12.54	1.67	12.54
#FFFFFF	12.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F304F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C364D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e234e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.090 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81607f',
    500: '#4e234e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e234e;
$custom-light: #81607f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e234e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 38.053,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33438,
    "c": 0.09001,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E234E

secondary

#4B824B

accent

#CE5A5A

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E234E

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

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