#4E2550#4E2550

#4E2550 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.088 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2550
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 80)
HSL	hsl(297, 37%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(297, 54%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 53.7%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.02, 26.53, -18.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.02, 32.16, 325.59°)
OKLab	oklab(33.88% 0.0729 -0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(33.88% 0.088 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.2513, 3.5223, 7.9911)
Luminance	0.0352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2550 #275025

analogous

#382550 #4E2550 #50253C

triadic

#4E2550 #504E25 #25504E

tetradic

#4E2550 #503825 #275025 #253C50

square

#4E2550 #503825 #275025 #253C50

split-complementary

#4E2550 #3C5025 #255038

monochromatic

#140A15 #251226 #4E2550 #77387A #A04CA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.32

#4E2550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#4E2550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2550

12.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2550	1.00	12.32	1.70	12.32
#FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C374F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.088 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816181',
    500: '#4e2550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2550;
$custom-light: #816181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.209,
    "s": 36.752,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33878,
    "c": 0.08837,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2550

secondary

#50834E

accent

#CD5B60

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFEAEE

border

#CAC6C9

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2550

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

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