#4E2365#4E2365

#4E2365 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.116 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2365
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 101)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.87, 32.56, -30.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.87, 44.78, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(34.91% 0.0777 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(34.91% 0.116 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.0915, 3.7615, 12.7145)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.42

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2365 #3A6523

analogous

#2D2365 #4E2365 #65235B

triadic

#4E2365 #654E23 #23654E

tetradic

#4E2365 #652D23 #3A6523 #235B65

square

#4E2365 #652D23 #3A6523 #235B65

split-complementary

#4E2365 #5B6523 #23652D

monochromatic

#120817 #2B1338 #4E2365 #713392 #9444BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.98

#4E2365 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#4E2365 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2365

11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2365	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2365	1.00	11.98	1.75	11.98
#FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#093467

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E3763

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B2F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2365;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.116 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826191',
    500: '#4e2365',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2365;
$custom-light: #826191;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2365",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.091,
    "s": 48.529,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34906,
    "c": 0.11622,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2365

secondary

#66994B

accent

#D8507F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2365

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

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