#4E2456#4E2456

#4E2456 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.097 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2456
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 86)
HSL	hsl(290, 41%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(290, 58%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 58.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.14, 28.45, -22.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.14, 35.97, 322.27°)
OKLab	oklab(34.07% 0.0754 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(34.07% 0.097 321)
XYZ	xyz(5.4523, 3.5536, 9.2010)
Luminance	0.0355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2456 #2C5624

analogous

#352456 #4E2456 #562445

triadic

#4E2456 #564E24 #24564E

tetradic

#4E2456 #563524 #2C5624 #244556

square

#4E2456 #563524 #2C5624 #244556

split-complementary

#4E2456 #455624 #245635

monochromatic

#140916 #27122B #4E2456 #753681 #9C48AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.28

#4E2456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#4E2456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2456

12.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2456	1.00	12.28	1.71	12.28
#FFFFFF	12.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B3258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#293755

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2B39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.097 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816186',
    500: '#4e2456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2456;
$custom-light: #816186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.4,
    "s": 40.984,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34069,
    "c": 0.097,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.03553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2456

secondary

#568A4C

accent

#D1576A

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2456

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

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