#4E2855#4E2855

#4E2855 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.088 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2855
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 85)
HSL	hsl(291, 36%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(291, 53%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.98, 25.86, -20.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.98, 32.71, 322.25°)
OKLab	oklab(34.67% 0.0689 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(34.67% 0.088 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.5402, 3.7934, 9.0329)
Luminance	0.0379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2855 #2F5528

analogous

#382855 #4E2855 #552846

triadic

#4E2855 #554E28 #28554E

tetradic

#4E2855 #553828 #2F5528 #284655

square

#4E2855 #553828 #2F5528 #284655

split-complementary

#4E2855 #465528 #285538

monochromatic

#130A15 #28142B #4E2855 #743C7F #9A4FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.94

#4E2855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#4E2855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2855

11.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2855	1.00	11.94	1.76	11.94
#FFFFFF	11.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#213457

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.088 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816385',
    500: '#4e2855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2855;
$custom-light: #816385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.667,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34671,
    "c": 0.08833,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2855

secondary

#5A8851

accent

#CC5C6D

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2855

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

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