#4E3755#4E3755

#4E3755 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.058 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3755
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 85)
HSL	hsl(286, 21%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(286, 35%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 35.3%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.76, 16.40, -14.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.76, 21.67, 319.21°)
OKLab	oklab(37.51% 0.0432 -0.0387)
OKLCH	oklch(37.51% 0.058 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1475, 5.0081, 9.2354)
Luminance	0.0501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3755 #3E5537

analogous

#3F3755 #4E3755 #55374D

triadic

#4E3755 #554E37 #37554E

tetradic

#4E3755 #553F37 #3E5537 #374D55

square

#4E3755 #553F37 #3E5537 #374D55

split-complementary

#4E3755 #4D5537 #37553F

monochromatic

#110C13 #2C1F30 #4E3755 #704F7A #91699E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#4E3755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#4E3755 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3755

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3755	1.00	10.49	2.00	10.49
#FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#333E56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384054

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E3A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.058 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806e85',
    500: '#4e3755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3755;
$custom-light: #806e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37511,
    "c": 0.05796,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3755

secondary

#6B8563

accent

#BE6A7D

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A070B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3755

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