#4E244E#4E244E

#4E244E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.088 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E244E
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 78)
HSL	hsl(300, 37%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(300, 54%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.70, 26.69, -17.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.70, 31.83, 326.98°)
OKLab	oklab(33.6% 0.0742 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(33.6% 0.088 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.1478, 3.4318, 7.5975)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E244E #244E24

analogous

#39244E #4E244E #4E2439

triadic

#4E244E #4E4E24 #244E4E

tetradic

#4E244E #4E3924 #244E24 #24394E

square

#4E244E #4E3924 #244E24 #24394E

split-complementary

#4E244E #394E24 #244E39

monochromatic

#150A15 #241124 #4E244E #783778 #A24BA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.45

#4E244E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#4E244E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E244E

12.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E244E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E244E	1.00	12.45	1.69	12.45
#FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20314F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D364D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e244e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.088 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81617f',
    500: '#4e244e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e244e;
$custom-light: #81617f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e244e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.336,
    "c": 0.08811,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E244E

secondary

#4C814C

accent

#CD5B5B

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFEAEE

border

#CAC6C9

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E244E

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