#4E2463#4E2463

#4E2463 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.112 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2463
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 99)
HSL	hsl(280, 47%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(280, 64%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 63.6%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.94, 31.52, -29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.94, 43.05, 317.07°)
OKLab	oklab(34.92% 0.0763 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(34.92% 0.112 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.0245, 3.7825, 12.2147)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.37

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2463 #396324

analogous

#2F2463 #4E2463 #632459

triadic

#4E2463 #634E24 #24634E

tetradic

#4E2463 #632F24 #396324 #245963

square

#4E2463 #632F24 #396324 #245963

split-complementary

#4E2463 #596324 #24632F

monochromatic

#120816 #2B1436 #4E2463 #713490 #9446BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.96

#4E2463 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#4E2463 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2463

11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2463	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2463	1.00	11.96	1.76	11.96
#FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F3565

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203861

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2F3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2463;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.112 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826190',
    500: '#4e2463',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2463;
$custom-light: #826190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2463",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34916,
    "c": 0.1122,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2463

secondary

#65964C

accent

#D6517E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2463

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

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