#4E2563#4E2563

#4E2563 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.111 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2563
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 99)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 62.6%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.15, 30.95, -28.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.15, 42.41, 316.88°)
OKLab	oklab(35.07% 0.0748 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(35.07% 0.111 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.0552, 3.8438, 12.2249)
Luminance	0.0384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.58

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2563 #3A6325

analogous

#2F2563 #4E2563 #632559

triadic

#4E2563 #634E25 #25634E

tetradic

#4E2563 #632F25 #3A6325 #255963

square

#4E2563 #632F25 #3A6325 #255963

split-complementary

#4E2563 #596325 #25632F

monochromatic

#120816 #2B1436 #4E2563 #713690 #9448BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.87

#4E2563 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#4E2563 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2563

11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2563	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2563	1.00	11.87	1.77	11.87
#FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#113565

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213861

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2563;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.111 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826290',
    500: '#4e2563',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2563;
$custom-light: #826290;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2563",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.677,
    "s": 45.588,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35068,
    "c": 0.11052,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2563

secondary

#66964E

accent

#D5537F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2563

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

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