#4E255F#4E255F
#4E255F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.106 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E255F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 37, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 44%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 61%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.9%, 61.1%, 0%, 62.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.89, 29.98, -26.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.89, 40.19, 318.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.8% 0.0747 -0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.8% 0.106 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8687, 3.7692, 11.2426) |
| Luminance | 0.0377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 6.24
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 6.79
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 6.84
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 7.76
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.91
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E255F #365F25
analogous
#31255F #4E255F #5F2553
triadic
#4E255F #5F4E25 #255F4E
tetradic
#4E255F #5F3125 #365F25 #25535F
square
#4E255F #5F3125 #365F25 #25535F
split-complementary
#4E255F #535F25 #255F31
monochromatic
#120916 #2A1433 #4E255F #72368B #9647B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.97
#4E255F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#4E255F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E255F
11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E255F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E255F | 1.00 | 11.97 | 1.75 | 11.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#153461
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#24385E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4D2F3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e255f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.106 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81628d',
500: '#4e255f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e255f; $custom-light: #81628d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e255f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 37,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.414,
"s": 43.939,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.348,
"c": 0.10573,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.03769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E255F
secondary
#62924D
accent
#D4547A
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#EFEAF0
border
#CAC6CB
text
#0A050C
muted
#7C797D