#4E3256#4E3256

#4E3256 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.070 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3256
RGB	rgb(78, 50, 86)
HSL	hsl(287, 26%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(287, 42%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 41.9%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.48, 19.86, -16.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.48, 26.00, 319.81°)
OKLab	oklab(36.56% 0.0522 -0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(36.56% 0.07 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.9620, 4.5730, 9.3709)
Luminance	0.0457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3256 #3A5632

analogous

#3C3256 #4E3256 #56324C

triadic

#4E3256 #564E32 #32564E

tetradic

#4E3256 #563C32 #3A5632 #324C56

square

#4E3256 #563C32 #3A5632 #324C56

split-complementary

#4E3256 #4C5632 #32563C

monochromatic

#120B13 #2B1C2F #4E3256 #71497D #9460A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.97

#4E3256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#4E3256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3256

10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3256	1.00	10.97	1.91	10.97
#FFFFFF	10.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D3B57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343D55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E3640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 50, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.070 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806a85',
    500: '#4e3256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3256;
$custom-light: #806a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.667,
    "s": 26.471,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36561,
    "c": 0.06962,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3256

secondary

#66875D

accent

#C3657A

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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