#4E2A51#4E2A51

#4E2A51 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.080 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2A51
RGB	rgb(78, 42, 81)
HSL	hsl(295, 32%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(295, 48%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 48.1%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.24, 23.74, -16.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.24, 29.17, 324.46°)
OKLab	oklab(34.8% 0.0647 -0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(34.8% 0.08 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4549, 3.8700, 8.2426)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2A51 #2D512A

analogous

#3B2A51 #4E2A51 #512A41

triadic

#4E2A51 #514E2A #2A514E

tetradic

#4E2A51 #513B2A #2D512A #2A4151

square

#4E2A51 #513B2A #2D512A #2A4151

split-complementary

#4E2A51 #41512A #2A513B

monochromatic

#130A14 #271529 #4E2A51 #753F79 #9C54A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#4E2A51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#4E2A51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2A51

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2A51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2A51	1.00	11.84	1.77	11.84
#FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#263552

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303950

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2E39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2a51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.080 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816582',
    500: '#4e2a51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2a51;
$custom-light: #816582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2a51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.385,
    "s": 31.707,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34796,
    "c": 0.0797,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2A51

secondary

#578354

accent

#C86068

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEEBEE

border

#C9C6C9

text

#0A050A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2A51

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