#4E2451#4E2451

#4E2451 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.091 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2451
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 81)
HSL	hsl(296, 38%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(296, 56%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 55.6%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.86, 27.34, -19.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.86, 33.35, 325.05°)
OKLab	oklab(33.77% 0.0747 -0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(33.77% 0.091 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.2578, 3.4758, 8.1769)
Luminance	0.0348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2451 #275124

analogous

#372451 #4E2451 #51243D

triadic

#4E2451 #514E24 #24514E

tetradic

#4E2451 #513724 #275124 #243D51

square

#4E2451 #513724 #275124 #243D51

split-complementary

#4E2451 #3D5124 #245137

monochromatic

#140915 #251127 #4E2451 #77377B #A04AA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.39

#4E2451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#4E2451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2451

12.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2451	1.00	12.39	1.70	12.39
#FFFFFF	12.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E3152

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3650

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.091 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816182',
    500: '#4e2451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2451;
$custom-light: #816182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33771,
    "c": 0.09138,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2451

secondary

#50854C

accent

#CE5961

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFEAEE

border

#CAC6C9

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2451

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

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