#4E2759#4E2759

#4E2759 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.095 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2759
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 89)
HSL	hsl(287, 39%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(287, 56%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 56.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.97, 27.39, -22.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.97, 35.56, 320.36°)
OKLab	oklab(34.74% 0.0711 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(34.74% 0.095 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6703, 3.7922, 9.8825)
Luminance	0.0379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2759 #325927

analogous

#352759 #4E2759 #59274B

triadic

#4E2759 #594E27 #27594E

tetradic

#4E2759 #593527 #325927 #274B59

square

#4E2759 #593527 #325927 #274B59

split-complementary

#4E2759 #4B5927 #275935

monochromatic

#130915 #29142E #4E2759 #733A84 #994CAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.94

#4E2759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#4E2759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2759

11.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2759	1.00	11.94	1.76	11.94
#FFFFFF	11.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D345B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3858

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E2E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.095 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816388',
    500: '#4e2759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2759;
$custom-light: #816388;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.8,
    "s": 39.062,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34741,
    "c": 0.09497,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2759

secondary

#5D8C50

accent

#CF5973

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2759

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

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