#4E2458#4E2458

#4E2458 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.099 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2458
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 88)
HSL	hsl(288, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(288, 59%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 59.1%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.25, 28.91, -23.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.25, 37.04, 321.30°)
OKLab	oklab(34.19% 0.0756 -0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(34.19% 0.099 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.5340, 3.5863, 9.6313)
Luminance	0.0359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2458 #2E5824

analogous

#342458 #4E2458 #582448

triadic

#4E2458 #584E24 #24584E

tetradic

#4E2458 #583424 #2E5824 #244858

square

#4E2458 #583424 #2E5824 #244858

split-complementary

#4E2458 #485824 #245834

monochromatic

#130916 #28122D #4E2458 #743683 #9B48AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.23

#4E2458 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#4E2458 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2458

12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2458	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2458	1.00	12.23	1.72	12.23
#FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A325A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283757

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E2C3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2458;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.099 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816187',
    500: '#4e2458',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2458;
$custom-light: #816187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2458",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.462,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34193,
    "c": 0.09929,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2458

secondary

#588C4C

accent

#D2566E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2458

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

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