#4E255C#4E255C

#4E255C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.102 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E255C
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 92)
HSL	hsl(285, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(285, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 59.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.71, 29.26, -25.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.71, 38.55, 319.39°)
OKLab	oklab(34.6% 0.0745 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(34.6% 0.102 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.7349, 3.7157, 10.5383)
Luminance	0.0372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E255C #335C25

analogous

#32255C #4E255C #5C254E

triadic

#4E255C #5C4E25 #255C4E

tetradic

#4E255C #5C3225 #335C25 #254E5C

square

#4E255C #5C3225 #335C25 #254E5C

split-complementary

#4E255C #4E5C25 #255C32

monochromatic

#130916 #291330 #4E255C #733788 #9848B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.05

#4E255C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#4E255C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E255C

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E255C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E255C	1.00	12.05	1.74	12.05
#FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18345E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26375B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D2E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e255c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.102 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81628a',
    500: '#4e255c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e255c;
$custom-light: #81628a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e255c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.727,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34604,
    "c": 0.10217,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E255C

secondary

#5E8F4D

accent

#D25575

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E255C

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

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