#4E2562#4E2562

#4E2562 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.109 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2562
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 98)
HSL	hsl(280, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 62.2%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.08, 30.71, -28.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.08, 41.85, 317.20°)
OKLab	oklab(35% 0.0748 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(35% 0.109 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.0077, 3.8248, 11.9747)
Luminance	0.0382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2562 #396225

analogous

#302562 #4E2562 #622558

triadic

#4E2562 #624E25 #25624E

tetradic

#4E2562 #623025 #396225 #255862

square

#4E2562 #623025 #396225 #255862

split-complementary

#4E2562 #586225 #256230

monochromatic

#120816 #2B1436 #4E2562 #71368E #9448BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.90

#4E2562 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#4E2562 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2562

11.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2562	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2562	1.00	11.90	1.77	11.90
#FFFFFF	11.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#123564

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223860

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C303F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2562;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.109 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82628f',
    500: '#4e2562',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2562;
$custom-light: #82628f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2562",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.328,
    "s": 45.185,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35,
    "c": 0.10932,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2562

secondary

#65954E

accent

#D5537E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2562

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

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