#4E2457#4E2457

#4E2457 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.098 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2457
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 87)
HSL	hsl(289, 41%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(289, 59%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 58.6%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.20, 28.68, -22.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.20, 36.50, 321.78°)
OKLab	oklab(34.13% 0.0755 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(34.13% 0.098 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4929, 3.5698, 9.4147)
Luminance	0.0357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2457 #2D5724

analogous

#352457 #4E2457 #572447

triadic

#4E2457 #574E24 #24574E

tetradic

#4E2457 #573524 #2D5724 #244757

square

#4E2457 #573524 #2D5724 #244757

split-complementary

#4E2457 #475724 #245735

monochromatic

#130916 #27122C #4E2457 #753682 #9C48AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.25

#4E2457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#4E2457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2457

12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2457	1.00	12.25	1.71	12.25
#FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B3259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2B39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.098 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816186',
    500: '#4e2457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2457;
$custom-light: #816186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.412,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34131,
    "c": 0.09814,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2457

secondary

#578B4C

accent

#D1576C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2457

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

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