#4E2464#4E2464

#4E2464 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.113 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2464
RGB	rgb(78, 36, 100)
HSL	hsl(279, 47%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(279, 64%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 64%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.00, 31.76, -29.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.00, 43.60, 316.76°)
OKLab	oklab(34.99% 0.0763 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(34.99% 0.113 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.0726, 3.8017, 12.4680)
Luminance	0.0380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.48

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2464 #3A6424

analogous

#2E2464 #4E2464 #64245A

triadic

#4E2464 #644E24 #24644E

tetradic

#4E2464 #642E24 #3A6424 #245A64

square

#4E2464 #642E24 #3A6424 #245A64

split-complementary

#4E2464 #5A6424 #24642E

monochromatic

#120817 #2B1437 #4E2464 #713491 #9446BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.93

#4E2464 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#4E2464 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2464

11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2464	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2464	1.00	11.93	1.76	11.93
#FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D3566

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203862

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2464;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.113 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826190',
    500: '#4e2464',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2464;
$custom-light: #826190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2464",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 47.059,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34985,
    "c": 0.11339,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2464

secondary

#66974C

accent

#D7517F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2464

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

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