#4E2B61#4E2B61

#4E2B61 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.097 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2B61
RGB	rgb(78, 43, 97)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(279, 56%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 55.7%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.36, 26.93, -25.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.36, 37.26, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(35.92% 0.0657 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(35.92% 0.097 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.1631, 4.2107, 11.7950)
Luminance	0.0421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2B61 #3E612B

analogous

#332B61 #4E2B61 #612B59

triadic

#4E2B61 #614E2B #2B614E

tetradic

#4E2B61 #61332B #3E612B #2B5961

square

#4E2B61 #61332B #3E612B #2B5961

split-complementary

#4E2B61 #59612B #2B6133

monochromatic

#110915 #2C1837 #4E2B61 #703E8B #9153B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.40

#4E2B61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#4E2B61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2B61

11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2B61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2B61	1.00	11.40	1.84	11.40
#FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D3863

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283B60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2b61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 43, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.097 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81668e',
    500: '#4e2b61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2b61;
$custom-light: #81668e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2b61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.889,
    "s": 38.571,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35915,
    "c": 0.09743,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2B61

secondary

#6B9355

accent

#CE5983

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0A060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2B61

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