#4E2863#4E2863

#4E2863 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.105 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2863
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 99)
HSL	hsl(279, 42%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(279, 60%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 59.6%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.80, 29.22, -27.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.80, 40.43, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(35.54% 0.0704 -0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(35.54% 0.105 312)
XYZ	xyz(6.1524, 4.0383, 12.2573)
Luminance	0.0404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2863 #3D6328

analogous

#312863 #4E2863 #63285B

triadic

#4E2863 #634E28 #28634E

tetradic

#4E2863 #633128 #3D6328 #285B63

square

#4E2863 #633128 #3D6328 #285B63

split-complementary

#4E2863 #5B6328 #286331

monochromatic

#110916 #2C1637 #4E2863 #703A8F #924EB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.62

#4E2863 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#4E2863 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2863

11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2863	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2863	1.00	11.62	1.81	11.62
#FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#173765

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243962

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2863;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.105 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816490',
    500: '#4e2863',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2863;
$custom-light: #816490;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2863",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.644,
    "s": 42.446,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35543,
    "c": 0.10534,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.04038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2863

secondary

#6A9651

accent

#D25682

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2863

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

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