Plum Purple #4E0550
Plum Purple is a dark, moderately saturated purple with hex code #4E0550 and RGB rgb(78, 5, 80).
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White text reads best on this color (14.36:1).
About this color
#4E0550 is a dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 30%, its chroma 0.133 and its hue 327°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Plum Purple. White text reads best on it, at 14.36:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (30%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.133) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Plum Purple |
| Black text | 1.46:1 |
| White text | 14.36:1 |
Colors that go with Plum Purple
Matches found by rotating Plum Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Plum Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Plum Purple, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Plum Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Violet #490648 ΔE 0.018
- Eggplant Purple #430541 ΔE 0.036
- Grape Purple #5D1451 ΔE 0.044
- Royal Purple #4B006E ΔE 0.055
- Aubergine #3D0734 ΔE 0.062
- Deep Purple #36013F ΔE 0.065
- Dark Purple #35063E ΔE 0.066
- Eggplant #380835 ΔE 0.069
More about Plum Purple
How to make Plum Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts purple
- 1 part black
Recipe result: #4B2F53, a difference of ΔE 0.082 from Plum Purple. Plum Purple is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made purple paint and adjust it.
Codes for Plum Purple in every format
| HEX | #4E0550 |
| RGB | rgb(78, 5, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 88%, 17%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.3% 0.133 327) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4E0550 | 14.36:1 | AAA | Lc -103.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4E0550 | 1.46:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #4E0550 text on white | 14.36:1 | AAA | Lc 99.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #4E0550 text on black | 1.46:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
Shades and tints of Plum Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.
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Step 50
50
#FEF1FD
oklch(97.2% 0.021 328.1)
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Step 100
100
#FBE0FA
oklch(93.6% 0.045 327.1)
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Step 200
200
#F9C5F8
oklch(88.5% 0.089 326.9)
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Step 300
300
#F69AF5
oklch(80.9% 0.158 327.3)
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Step 400
400
#ED54F0
oklch(70.7% 0.253 327.1)
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Step 500
500
#DC00E2
oklch(63.1% 0.292 326.9)
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Step 600
600
#BA00BF
oklch(55.7% 0.258 326.9)
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Step 700
700
#9D00A1
oklch(49.1% 0.227 327)
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Step 800
800
#820085
oklch(42.8% 0.198 327.2)
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Step 900
900
#6D0070
oklch(37.7% 0.175 327)
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Step 950
950 (this color)
#4E0550
oklch(30.3% 0.133 327)
Plum Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #002452 | 0.139 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1B2D4E | 0.122 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #50152D | 0.074 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #2A2A2A | 0.134 |
Use Plum Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.