#4E315A#4E315A
#4E315A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.077 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E315A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 49, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 29%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 46%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 64.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.43, 21.46, -19.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.43, 29.00, 317.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.59% 0.0548 -0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.59% 0.077 315.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0854, 4.5547, 10.2294) |
| Luminance | 0.0456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Grape
#6C3461
ΔE00 7.35
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 8.77
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 9.84
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 9.85
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 10.29
Plum (survey)
#580F41
ΔE00 10.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E315A #3D5A31
analogous
#3A315A #4E315A #5A3152
triadic
#4E315A #5A4E31 #315A4E
tetradic
#4E315A #5A3A31 #3D5A31 #31525A
square
#4E315A #5A3A31 #3D5A31 #31525A
split-complementary
#4E315A #525A31 #315A3A
monochromatic
#110B14 #2C1B32 #4E315A #704782 #925EA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.99
#4E315A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4E315A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E315A
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E315A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E315A | 1.00 | 10.99 | 1.91 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A3A5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#313D59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4D3741
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e315a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 49, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.077 315.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#806a89',
500: '#4e315a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e315a; $custom-light: #806a89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e315a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 49,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.439,
"s": 29.496,
"l": 27.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36585,
"c": 0.07685,
"h": 315.5
},
"luminance": 0.04555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E315A
secondary
#6A8B5C
accent
#C6627F
background
#F7F6F8
surface
#EEEBF0
border
#C9C6CB
text
#0A060B
muted
#7C7A7C