#4E2849#4E2849

#4E2849 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.075 H 332.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2849
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 73)
HSL	hsl(308, 32%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(308, 49%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 6.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.37, 23.25, -12.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.37, 26.60, 330.92°)
OKLab	oklab(34.02% 0.0662 -0.0351)
OKLCH	oklch(34.02% 0.075 332.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.1032, 3.6186, 6.7317)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2849 #284E2D

analogous

#40284E #4E2849 #4E2836

triadic

#4E2849 #494E28 #28494E

tetradic

#4E2849 #4E4028 #284E2D #28364E

square

#4E2849 #4E4028 #284E2D #28364E

split-complementary

#4E2849 #364E28 #284E40

monochromatic

#140A13 #261323 #4E2849 #763D6F #9F5195

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.18

#4E2849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#4E2849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2849

12.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2849	1.00	12.18	1.72	12.18
#FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27324A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#313748

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512A35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.075 332.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81637b',
    500: '#4e2849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2849;
$custom-light: #81637b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.895,
    "s": 32.203,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34019,
    "c": 0.07492,
    "h": 332.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2849

secondary

#518157

accent

#C86D5F

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEEAEE

border

#C9C6C9

text

#0A0509

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2849

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

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