#4E2366#4E2366

#4E2366 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.117 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2366
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 102)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 65.7%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.93, 32.81, -31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.93, 45.34, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(34.98% 0.0776 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(34.98% 0.117 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.1407, 3.7812, 12.9742)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2366 #3B6623

analogous

#2C2366 #4E2366 #66235D

triadic

#4E2366 #664E23 #23664E

tetradic

#4E2366 #662C23 #3B6623 #235D66

square

#4E2366 #662C23 #3B6623 #235D66

split-complementary

#4E2366 #5D6623 #23662C

monochromatic

#110817 #2B1338 #4E2366 #713394 #9344BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.96

#4E2366 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#4E2366 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2366

11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2366	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2366	1.00	11.96	1.76	11.96
#FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#073568

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D3864

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2366;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.117 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826192',
    500: '#4e2366',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2366;
$custom-light: #826192;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2366",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.507,
    "s": 48.905,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34977,
    "c": 0.11739,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2366

secondary

#679A4B

accent

#D84F80

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2366

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

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