#4E285E#4E285E

#4E285E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.099 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E285E
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 94)
HSL	hsl(282, 40%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(282, 57%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 57.4%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.49, 27.99, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.49, 37.64, 318.04°)
OKLab	oklab(35.22% 0.07 -0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(35.22% 0.099 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.9207, 3.9456, 11.0372)
Luminance	0.0394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E285E #385E28

analogous

#33285E #4E285E #5E2853

triadic

#4E285E #5E4E28 #285E4E

tetradic

#4E285E #5E3328 #385E28 #28535E

square

#4E285E #5E3328 #385E28 #28535E

split-complementary

#4E285E #535E28 #285E33

monochromatic

#120915 #2A1633 #4E285E #723A89 #954DB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.74

#4E285E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#4E285E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E285E

11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E285E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E285E	1.00	11.74	1.79	11.74
#FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B3660

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27395D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D313F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e285e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.099 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81648c',
    500: '#4e285e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e285e;
$custom-light: #81648c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e285e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 40.299,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35218,
    "c": 0.09917,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E285E

secondary

#649151

accent

#D0587B

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E285E

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

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