#4E2962#4E2962

#4E2962 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.102 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2962
RGB	rgb(78, 41, 98)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(279, 58%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 58.2%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.96, 28.37, -27.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.96, 39.20, 316.38°)
OKLab	oklab(35.64% 0.0689 -0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(35.64% 0.102 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.1390, 4.0876, 12.0185)
Luminance	0.0409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2962 #3D6229

analogous

#312962 #4E2962 #62295A

triadic

#4E2962 #624E29 #29624E

tetradic

#4E2962 #623129 #3D6229 #295A62

square

#4E2962 #623129 #3D6229 #295A62

split-complementary

#4E2962 #5A6229 #296231

monochromatic

#110916 #2C1737 #4E2962 #703B8D #9250B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.55

#4E2962 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#4E2962 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2962

11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2962	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2962	1.00	11.55	1.82	11.55
#FFFFFF	11.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193764

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#263A61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3341

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2962;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 41, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.102 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81648f',
    500: '#4e2962',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2962;
$custom-light: #81648f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2962",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.947,
    "s": 41.007,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35642,
    "c": 0.10232,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2962

secondary

#6A9552

accent

#D15782

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2962

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

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