#4E2364#4E2364

#4E2364 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.115 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2364
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 100)
HSL	hsl(280, 48%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(280, 65%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.80, 32.32, -30.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.80, 44.23, 316.94°)
OKLab	oklab(34.84% 0.0777 -0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(34.84% 0.115 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.0428, 3.7420, 12.4581)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.30

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2364 #396423

analogous

#2E2364 #4E2364 #64235A

triadic

#4E2364 #644E23 #23644E

tetradic

#4E2364 #642E23 #396423 #235A64

square

#4E2364 #642E23 #396423 #235A64

split-complementary

#4E2364 #5A6423 #23642E

monochromatic

#120817 #2B1337 #4E2364 #713391 #9444BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.01

#4E2364 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#4E2364 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2364

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2364	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2364	1.00	12.01	1.75	12.01
#FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A3466

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F3762

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2364;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.115 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826190',
    500: '#4e2364',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2364;
$custom-light: #826190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2364",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.692,
    "s": 48.148,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34836,
    "c": 0.11504,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2364

secondary

#65984B

accent

#D8507E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2364

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

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