#4E3555#4E3555

#4E3555 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.062 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3555
RGB	rgb(78, 53, 85)
HSL	hsl(287, 23%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(287, 38%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.22, 17.70, -14.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.22, 23.19, 319.76°)
OKLab	oklab(37.1% 0.0467 -0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(37.1% 0.062 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.0545, 4.8219, 9.2044)
Luminance	0.0482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3555 #3C5535

analogous

#3E3555 #4E3555 #55354C

triadic

#4E3555 #554E35 #35554E

tetradic

#4E3555 #553E35 #3C5535 #354C55

square

#4E3555 #553E35 #3C5535 #354C55

split-complementary

#4E3555 #4C5535 #35553E

monochromatic

#110C13 #2B1D2F #4E3555 #714D7B #92659F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.69

#4E3555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#4E3555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3555

10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3555	1.00	10.69	1.96	10.69
#FFFFFF	10.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#313C56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373F54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E3941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 53, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.062 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806c85',
    500: '#4e3555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3555;
$custom-light: #806c85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.875,
    "s": 23.188,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37104,
    "c": 0.06211,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3555

secondary

#688660

accent

#C0687B

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A070B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3555

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

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