#4E2766#4E2766

#4E2766 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.111 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2766
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 102)
HSL	hsl(277, 45%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(277, 62%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.77, 30.55, -29.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.77, 42.78, 315.57°)
OKLab	oklab(35.59% 0.072 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(35.59% 0.111 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.2652, 4.0302, 13.0157)
Luminance	0.0403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 7.30

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2766 #3F6627

analogous

#2E2766 #4E2766 #66275E

triadic

#4E2766 #664E27 #27664E

tetradic

#4E2766 #662E27 #3F6627 #275E66

square

#4E2766 #662E27 #3F6627 #275E66

split-complementary

#4E2766 #5E6627 #27662E

monochromatic

#110816 #2C163A #4E2766 #703892 #914DBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.63

#4E2766 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#4E2766 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2766

11.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2766	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2766	1.00	11.63	1.81	11.63
#FFFFFF	11.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#113768

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213964

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B3342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2766;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.111 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826392',
    500: '#4e2766',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2766;
$custom-light: #826392;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2766",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.143,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35586,
    "c": 0.11077,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2766

secondary

#6C9950

accent

#D45385

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2766

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

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