#4E2859#4E2859

#4E2859 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.093 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2859
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 89)
HSL	hsl(287, 38%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(287, 55%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 55.1%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.20, 26.79, -22.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.20, 34.88, 320.19°)
OKLab	oklab(34.91% 0.0695 -0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(34.91% 0.093 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7036, 3.8588, 9.8936)
Luminance	0.0386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2859 #335928

analogous

#362859 #4E2859 #59284B

triadic

#4E2859 #594E28 #28594E

tetradic

#4E2859 #593628 #335928 #284B59

square

#4E2859 #593628 #335928 #284B59

split-complementary

#4E2859 #4B5928 #285936

monochromatic

#130915 #29152F #4E2859 #733B83 #984EAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.85

#4E2859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#4E2859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2859

11.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2859	1.00	11.85	1.77	11.85
#FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F355B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E2F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.093 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816388',
    500: '#4e2859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2859;
$custom-light: #816388;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.531,
    "s": 37.984,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34908,
    "c": 0.09309,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2859

secondary

#5E8C51

accent

#CE5A74

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2859

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

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