#4E2F59#4E2F59

#4E2F59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.080 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2F59
RGB	rgb(78, 47, 89)
HSL	hsl(284, 31%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(284, 47%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.87, 22.49, -19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.87, 29.90, 318.77°)
OKLab	oklab(36.15% 0.058 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(36.15% 0.08 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.9613, 4.3742, 9.9795)
Luminance	0.0437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2F59 #3A592F

analogous

#392F59 #4E2F59 #592F4F

triadic

#4E2F59 #594E2F #2F594E

tetradic

#4E2F59 #59392F #3A592F #2F4F59

square

#4E2F59 #59392F #3A592F #2F4F59

split-complementary

#4E2F59 #4F592F #2F5939

monochromatic

#120B14 #2B1A31 #4E2F59 #714481 #945AA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.20

#4E2F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#4E2F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2F59

11.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2F59	1.00	11.20	1.87	11.20
#FFFFFF	11.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28395B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303C58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E353F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 47, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.080 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806888',
    500: '#4e2f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2f59;
$custom-light: #806888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.286,
    "s": 30.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36152,
    "c": 0.07953,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2F59

secondary

#668B59

accent

#C7617C

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2F59

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