#4E2858#4E2858

#4E2858 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.092 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2858
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 88)
HSL	hsl(288, 38%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(288, 55%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.14, 26.56, -21.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.14, 34.33, 320.67°)
OKLab	oklab(34.85% 0.0693 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(34.85% 0.092 319)
XYZ	xyz(5.6619, 3.8421, 9.6740)
Luminance	0.0384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2858 #325828

analogous

#362858 #4E2858 #58284A

triadic

#4E2858 #584E28 #28584E

tetradic

#4E2858 #583628 #325828 #284A58

square

#4E2858 #583628 #325828 #284A58

split-complementary

#4E2858 #4A5828 #285836

monochromatic

#130A15 #29152E #4E2858 #733B82 #994EAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.88

#4E2858 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#4E2858 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2858

11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2858	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2858	1.00	11.88	1.77	11.88
#FFFFFF	11.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F355A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3957

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E2F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2858;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.092 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816387',
    500: '#4e2858',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2858;
$custom-light: #816387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2858",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.5,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34848,
    "c": 0.09189,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.03842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2858

secondary

#5D8B51

accent

#CD5A72

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2858

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

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