#4E285D#4E285D

#4E285D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.098 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E285D
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 93)
HSL	hsl(283, 40%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(283, 57%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 57%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.43, 27.74, -24.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.43, 37.08, 318.44°)
OKLab	oklab(35.15% 0.0699 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(35.15% 0.098 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.8762, 3.9278, 10.8024)
Luminance	0.0393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E285D #375D28

analogous

#33285D #4E285D #5D2851

triadic

#4E285D #5D4E28 #285D4E

tetradic

#4E285D #5D3328 #375D28 #28515D

square

#4E285D #5D3328 #375D28 #28515D

split-complementary

#4E285D #515D28 #285D33

monochromatic

#120915 #2A1632 #4E285D #723A88 #964DB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.76

#4E285D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#4E285D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E285D

11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E285D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E285D	1.00	11.76	1.79	11.76
#FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C365F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28395C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D303E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e285d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.098 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81648b',
    500: '#4e285d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e285d;
$custom-light: #81648b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e285d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.019,
    "s": 39.85,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35155,
    "c": 0.09795,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E285D

secondary

#639051

accent

#D0587A

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E285D

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

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