#4E2861#4E2861

#4E2861 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.103 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2861
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 97)
HSL	hsl(280, 42%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 59%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 58.8%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.67, 28.72, -26.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.67, 39.31, 316.93°)
OKLab	oklab(35.41% 0.0703 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(35.41% 0.103 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.0580, 4.0005, 11.7600)
Luminance	0.0400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2861 #3B6128

analogous

#322861 #4E2861 #612858

triadic

#4E2861 #614E28 #28614E

tetradic

#4E2861 #613228 #3B6128 #285861

square

#4E2861 #613228 #3B6128 #285861

split-complementary

#4E2861 #586128 #286132

monochromatic

#110916 #2B1636 #4E2861 #713A8C #934EB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.67

#4E2861 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#4E2861 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2861

11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2861	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2861	1.00	11.67	1.80	11.67
#FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193663

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#263960

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3240

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2861;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.103 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81648e',
    500: '#4e2861',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2861;
$custom-light: #81648e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2861",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 41.606,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35412,
    "c": 0.10286,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2861

secondary

#679451

accent

#D1567F

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2861

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

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