#4E2856#4E2856

#4E2856 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.089 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2856
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 86)
HSL	hsl(290, 37%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(290, 53%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 53.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.03, 26.09, -20.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.03, 33.25, 321.70°)
OKLab	oklab(34.73% 0.069 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(34.73% 0.09 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.5802, 3.8094, 9.2436)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2856 #305628

analogous

#372856 #4E2856 #562847

triadic

#4E2856 #564E28 #28564E

tetradic

#4E2856 #563728 #305628 #284756

square

#4E2856 #563728 #305628 #284756

split-complementary

#4E2856 #475628 #285637

monochromatic

#130A15 #28152C #4E2856 #743B80 #9A4FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.92

#4E2856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#4E2856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2856

11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2856	1.00	11.92	1.76	11.92
#FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#213458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2E3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.089 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816386',
    500: '#4e2856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2856;
$custom-light: #816386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.565,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34729,
    "c": 0.0895,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2856

secondary

#5B8951

accent

#CD5B6F

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2856

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

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