Dark purple
#4E3454
#4E3454 is a dark purple with low intensity, at step 800 of its 50–950 scale. White text on it has a contrast of 10.8:1. It is readable as text on white (10.8:1).
#4E3454 shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #4E3454 kept exactly at step 800. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FDF3FF
- 100 FAE2FF
- 200 E9CFEF
- 300 D0B4D7
- 400 B497BB
- 500 997CA0
- 600 7E6284
- 700 644A6A
- 800 4E3454
- 900 36233B
- 950 211224
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-purple-50: #fdf3ff; --color-purple-100: #fae2ff; --color-purple-200: #e9cfef; --color-purple-300: #d0b4d7; --color-purple-400: #b497bb; --color-purple-500: #997ca0; --color-purple-600: #7e6284; --color-purple-700: #644a6a; --color-purple-800: #4e3454; --color-purple-900: #36233b; --color-purple-950: #211224;}Is #4E3454 readable?
Contrast for text on #4E3454 and for #4E3454 used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
AAA · 10.8APCA Lc 99 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
Fail · 1.7APCA Lc 8 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on white
AAA · 10.8APCA Lc 95 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #8F7296 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
Fail · 1.7APCA Lc 0 · Not readable
Color palettes with #4E3454
Six palettes built around #4E3454, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#4E3454 · #C175A2 · #BEABFF · #FFD6D6 · #231F25
- Complementary#4E3454 · #4A9F49 · #80C755 · #F3DFFF · #251F26
- Split complementary#4E3454 · #9ABF74 · #00C6A0 · #F5E0FF · #2B202B
- Triadic#4E3454 · #DBA65C · #00B8BE · #F1D3FF · #29242B
- Tetradic#4E3454 · #CB7C58 · #71CE72 · #B7E7FF · #27222A
- Monochromatic#4E3454 · #C17CC0 · #C57ACD · #F9E0FF · #261F27
#4E3454 as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #4E3454 looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FDF3FF
- Brand 100, #FAE2FF
- Brand 200, #E9CFEF
- Brand 300, #D0B4D7
- Brand 400, #B497BB
- Brand 500, #997CA0
- Brand 600, #7E6284
- Brand 700, #644A6A
- Brand 800, #4E3454
- Brand 900, #36233B
- Brand 950, #211224
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F3F5
- Neutral 200, #E7E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D6D3D7
- Neutral 400, #A49FA5
- Neutral 500, #777178
- Neutral 600, #585259
- Neutral 700, #433E45
- Neutral 800, #2B262C
- Neutral 900, #1A161B
- Neutral 950, #0C090D
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #1D9765
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F1B169
- Warning 400, #DF9A48
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D95659
- Danger 600, #BF3E43
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #538ACE
- Info 600, #4076B9
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 800 with white text, at 10.8:1.
- In dark mode primary lifts to Brand 500 so it reads on the dark background, at 5.4:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #4E3454
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