#4E2755#4E2755

#4E2755 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.090 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2755
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 85)
HSL	hsl(291, 37%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(291, 54%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 54.1%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.75, 26.46, -20.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.75, 33.41, 322.39°)
OKLab	oklab(34.5% 0.0705 -0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(34.5% 0.09 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.5069, 3.7268, 9.0218)
Luminance	0.0373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2755 #2E5527

analogous

#372755 #4E2755 #552745

triadic

#4E2755 #554E27 #27554E

tetradic

#4E2755 #553727 #2E5527 #274555

square

#4E2755 #553727 #2E5527 #274555

split-complementary

#4E2755 #455527 #275537

monochromatic

#130A15 #28142B #4E2755 #743A7F #9B4DA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.03

#4E2755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#4E2755 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2755

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2755	1.00	12.03	1.75	12.03
#FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203357

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2D3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.090 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816385',
    500: '#4e2755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2755;
$custom-light: #816385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.87,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34501,
    "c": 0.09024,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2755

secondary

#588850

accent

#CD5B6C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2755

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

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