#4E2848#4E2848

#4E2848 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.074 H 333.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2848
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 72)
HSL	hsl(309, 32%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(309, 49%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 7.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.32, 23.04, -12.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.32, 26.13, 331.85°)
OKLab	oklab(33.97% 0.0659 -0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(33.97% 0.074 333.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.0703, 3.6055, 6.5585)
Luminance	0.0360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2848 #284E2E

analogous

#41284E #4E2848 #4E2835

triadic

#4E2848 #484E28 #28484E

tetradic

#4E2848 #4E4128 #284E2E #28354E

square

#4E2848 #4E4128 #284E2E #28354E

split-complementary

#4E2848 #354E28 #284E41

monochromatic

#140A13 #261323 #4E2848 #763D6D #9F5193

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.20

#4E2848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#4E2848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2848

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2848	1.00	12.20	1.72	12.20
#FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#273249

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#323747

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512A34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.074 333.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81637b',
    500: '#4e2848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2848;
$custom-light: #81637b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.474,
    "s": 32.203,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33969,
    "c": 0.07389,
    "h": 333.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2848

secondary

#518159

accent

#C8705F

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEEAED

border

#C9C6C8

text

#0A0509

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2848

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

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