#4E2452#4E2452

#4E2452 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.092 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2452
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 82)
HSL	hsl(295, 39%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(295, 56%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.91, 27.56, -19.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.91, 33.87, 324.45°)
OKLab	oklab(33.83% 0.0749 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(33.83% 0.092 324)
XYZ	xyz(5.2956, 3.4909, 8.3759)
Luminance	0.0349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2452 #285224

analogous

#372452 #4E2452 #52243F

triadic

#4E2452 #524E24 #24524E

tetradic

#4E2452 #523724 #285224 #243F52

square

#4E2452 #523724 #285224 #243F52

split-complementary

#4E2452 #3F5224 #245237

monochromatic

#140915 #261127 #4E2452 #76377D #9F49A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.37

#4E2452 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#4E2452 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2452

12.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2452	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2452	1.00	12.37	1.70	12.37
#FFFFFF	12.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E3154

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2452;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.092 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816183',
    500: '#4e2452',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2452;
$custom-light: #816183;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2452",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.783,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3383,
    "c": 0.09249,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.03491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2452

secondary

#51864C

accent

#CF5963

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2452

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

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