#4E2460#4E2460

#4E2460 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.109 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2460
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 96)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(282, 63%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 62.5%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.74, 30.79, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.74, 41.39, 318.06°)
OKLab	oklab(34.71% 0.0762 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(34.71% 0.109 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.8837, 3.7262, 11.4733)
Luminance	0.0373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2460 #366024

analogous

#302460 #4E2460 #602454

triadic

#4E2460 #604E24 #24604E

tetradic

#4E2460 #603024 #366024 #245460

square

#4E2460 #603024 #366024 #245460

split-complementary

#4E2460 #546024 #246030

monochromatic

#120816 #2A1333 #4E2460 #72358D #9645B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.03

#4E2460 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#4E2460 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2460

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2460	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2460	1.00	12.03	1.75	12.03
#FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#123462

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23375F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D2E3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2460;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.109 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82618d',
    500: '#4e2460',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2460;
$custom-light: #82618d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2460",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34712,
    "c": 0.10864,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2460

secondary

#62944C

accent

#D5537A

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2460

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

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