#4E2761#4E2761

#4E2761 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.105 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2761
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 97)
HSL	hsl(280, 43%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 60%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 59.8%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.45, 29.31, -27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.45, 39.98, 317.14°)
OKLab	oklab(35.25% 0.0718 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(35.25% 0.105 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.0247, 3.9340, 11.7489)
Luminance	0.0393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2761 #3A6127

analogous

#312761 #4E2761 #612757

triadic

#4E2761 #614E27 #27614E

tetradic

#4E2761 #613127 #3A6127 #275761

square

#4E2761 #613127 #3A6127 #275761

split-complementary

#4E2761 #576127 #276131

monochromatic

#120916 #2B1535 #4E2761 #71398D #944CB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.75

#4E2761 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#4E2761 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2761

11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2761	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2761	1.00	11.75	1.79	11.75
#FFFFFF	11.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#173663

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253960

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2761;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.105 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81638e',
    500: '#4e2761',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2761;
$custom-light: #81638e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2761",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.345,
    "s": 42.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35249,
    "c": 0.10464,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2761

secondary

#669450

accent

#D2557E

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2761

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

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