#4B1E87Occult (#4B1E87) is a dark, saturated purple with an OKLCH hue of 297°, lightness 0.37 and chroma 0.162. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #4B1E87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 30, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 64%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 78%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44%, 78%, 0%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(24.2 43.3 -50.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.366 0.162 297) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Occult shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4d1f7f — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#4d1f85 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#4b1e87 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4b1e89 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Occult in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.45:1 and against black 1.83:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a38bda · #7f63ba · #5e3a9a · #4b1e87 · #1c003e · #03000f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#3c5ba6 · #443f9a · #4b1e87 · #480263 · #3c003b · #2a001b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#df9cbc · #9d82d9 · #b84685 · #7b4661 · #4b1e87 · #30055e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bdd146 · #8172a7 · #5f5775 · #4b1e87 · #291648 · #0e041f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f4e3 · #a39db3 · #56584d · #4b1e87 · #2a2439 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f3e8 · #c8cbbd · #9a9e8e · #212411 · #030400 · #4b1e87
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c7d9b7 · #d9b134 · #9f6eb8 · #455840 · #4b1e87 · #1e071f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eff7d2 · #c39b2f · #006a23 · #4b1e87 · #342600 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee3 · #dd8a49 · #006656 · #4b1e87 · #003027 · #1b0700
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedeb · #e67f74 · #535e00 · #4b1e87 · #002e34 · #010100
#64439E · #7F65B6 · #9B87CD · #B9A9E3 · #D8CCFA
#401675 · #350D64 · #2A0554 · #200044 · #160033
#482A78 · #453269 · #42385A
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.