#4E2356#4E2356

#4E2356 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.099 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2356
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 86)
HSL	hsl(291, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(291, 59%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 59.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.92, 29.02, -22.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.92, 36.63, 322.40°)
OKLab	oklab(33.91% 0.077 -0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(33.91% 0.099 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.4224, 3.4939, 9.1911)
Luminance	0.0349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2356 #2B5623

analogous

#342356 #4E2356 #562344

triadic

#4E2356 #564E23 #23564E

tetradic

#4E2356 #563423 #2B5623 #234456

square

#4E2356 #563423 #2B5623 #234456

split-complementary

#4E2356 #445623 #235634

monochromatic

#140916 #27112B #4E2356 #753581 #9D46AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#4E2356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#4E2356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2356

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2356	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A3158

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283655

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2A39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.099 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816086',
    500: '#4e2356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2356;
$custom-light: #816086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.588,
    "s": 42.149,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33912,
    "c": 0.09882,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2356

secondary

#558A4B

accent

#D25669

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2356

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

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