#4B006ERoyal Purple (#4B006E) is a very dark, saturated purple with an OKLCH hue of 310°, lightness 0.32 and chroma 0.162. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #4B006E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 0, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 100%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 100%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 100%, 0%, 57%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(18.5 47.4 -43.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.319 0.162 310) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Royal Purple shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4c0267 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#4d016c — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#4b006e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4b006f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Royal Purple 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 13.78:1 and against black 1.52:1, 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.
#ae86cd · #8b5dac · #6a348c · #4b006e · #210034 · #04000b
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.
#444896 · #492b85 · #4b006e · #3f0043 · #2e0021 · #1b0009
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.
#d38da0 · #9d6ec0 · #ae3462 · #70394a · #4b006e · #2a0041
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.
#a2d85f · #7d6192 · #584864 · #4b006e · #240636 · #080010
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf5e5 · #bcb1c6 · #7b8075 · #51455a · #4b006e · #191f12
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.
#eef4e9 · #c6ccc0 · #99a192 · #212918 · #030800 · #4b006e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d0d6b1 · #d49dd2 · #2ca967 · #3e4a36 · #4b006e · #0c0a31
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f9d7 · #cab84b · #009661 · #564a00 · #4b006e · #002413
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffefdd · #eba651 · #00918b · #005652 · #4b006e · #2c1700
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee8 · #fc9876 · #5e8f00 · #005366 · #4b006e · #122200
#663288 · #8357A3 · #A17BBD · #BFA0D7 · #DEC6F2
#400060 · #360051 · #2C0043 · #220036 · #190029
#461762 · #412256 · #3C2A49
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.