#4E2357#4E2357

#4E2357 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.100 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2357
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 87)
HSL	hsl(290, 43%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(290, 60%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.98, 29.25, -22.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.98, 37.16, 321.91°)
OKLab	oklab(33.97% 0.0771 -0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(33.97% 0.1 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4630, 3.5101, 9.4047)
Luminance	0.0351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2357 #2C5723

analogous

#342357 #4E2357 #572346

triadic

#4E2357 #574E23 #23574E

tetradic

#4E2357 #573423 #2C5723 #234657

square

#4E2357 #573423 #2C5723 #234657

split-complementary

#4E2357 #465723 #235734

monochromatic

#140916 #27112B #4E2357 #753583 #9C46AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.34

#4E2357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#4E2357 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2357

12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2357	1.00	12.34	1.70	12.34
#FFFFFF	12.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2B39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.100 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816086',
    500: '#4e2357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2357;
$custom-light: #816086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.615,
    "s": 42.623,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33974,
    "c": 0.09995,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2357

secondary

#568B4B

accent

#D2556B

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2357

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

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