#4E2C4E#4E2C4E
#4E2C4E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.072 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 44, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 28%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 44%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 0%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.58, 21.84, -14.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.58, 26.17, 326.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35% 0.0605 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35% 0.072 327) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4176, 3.9714, 7.6874) |
| Luminance | 0.0397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Grape
#6C3461
ΔE00 6.98
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 7.55
Plum (survey)
#580F41
ΔE00 8.09
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 8.93
Aubergine
#3D0734
ΔE00 9.00
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2C4E #2C4E2C
analogous
#3D2C4E #4E2C4E #4E2C3D
triadic
#4E2C4E #4E4E2C #2C4E4E
tetradic
#4E2C4E #4E3D2C #2C4E2C #2C3D4E
square
#4E2C4E #4E3D2C #2C4E2C #2C3D4E
split-complementary
#4E2C4E #3D4E2C #2C4E3D
monochromatic
#140B14 #271627 #4E2C4E #754275 #9C589C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.70
#4E2C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.79
#4E2C4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2C4E
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2C4E | 1.00 | 11.70 | 1.79 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#29354F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#323A4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#502F39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#383838
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 44, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.072 327.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80667f',
500: '#4e2c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2c4e; $custom-light: #80667f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 44,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 23.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35001,
"c": 0.07219,
"h": 327
},
"luminance": 0.03971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2C4E
secondary
#568056
accent
#C46464
background
#F7F6F7
surface
#EEEBEE
border
#C9C6C9
text
#0A060A
muted
#7C7A7C