#4E2853#4E2853

#4E2853 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.086 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2853
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 83)
HSL	hsl(293, 35%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(293, 52%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 51.8%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.87, 25.41, -18.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.87, 31.64, 323.41°)
OKLab	oklab(34.56% 0.0685 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(34.56% 0.086 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.4618, 3.7621, 8.6204)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2853 #2D5328

analogous

#392853 #4E2853 #532843

triadic

#4E2853 #534E28 #28534E

tetradic

#4E2853 #533928 #2D5328 #284353

square

#4E2853 #533928 #2D5328 #284353

split-complementary

#4E2853 #435328 #285339

monochromatic

#130A15 #27142A #4E2853 #753C7C #9C50A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.98

#4E2853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#4E2853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2853

11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2853	1.00	11.98	1.75	11.98
#FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#223454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.086 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816383',
    500: '#4e2853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2853;
$custom-light: #816383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.023,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34556,
    "c": 0.08598,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2853

secondary

#578651

accent

#CB5D6A

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2853

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

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