#4E2764#4E2764

#4E2764 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.108 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2764
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 100)
HSL	hsl(278, 44%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(278, 61%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 61%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.64, 30.05, -28.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.64, 41.66, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(35.45% 0.072 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(35.45% 0.108 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.1672, 3.9910, 12.4996)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 7.10

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2764 #3D6427

analogous

#302764 #4E2764 #64275C

triadic

#4E2764 #644E27 #27644E

tetradic

#4E2764 #643027 #3D6427 #275C64

square

#4E2764 #643027 #3D6427 #275C64

split-complementary

#4E2764 #5C6427 #276430

monochromatic

#110916 #2C1638 #4E2764 #703890 #924CB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#4E2764 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#4E2764 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2764

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2764	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2764	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#143666

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223962

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2764;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.108 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826390',
    500: '#4e2764',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2764;
$custom-light: #826390;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2764",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.361,
    "s": 43.885,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3545,
    "c": 0.10831,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2764

secondary

#6A9750

accent

#D45482

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2764

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

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