#44404E#44404E

#44404E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.024 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#44404E
RGB	rgb(68, 64, 78)
HSL	hsl(257, 10%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(257, 18%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.97, 4.95, -7.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.97, 9.26, 302.30°)
OKLab	oklab(38.09% 0.0114 -0.0212)
OKLCH	oklch(38.09% 0.024 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.5922, 5.4458, 7.9628)
Luminance	0.0545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#44404E #4A4E40

analogous

#40434E #44404E #4B404E

triadic

#44404E #4E4440 #404E44

tetradic

#44404E #4E4043 #4A4E40 #404E4B

square

#44404E #4E4043 #4A4E40 #404E4B

split-complementary

#44404E #4E4B40 #434E40

monochromatic

#0F0E11 #27242C #44404E #615C70 #7F7890

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.05

#44404E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#44404E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #44404E

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##44404E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##44404E	1.00	10.05	2.09	10.05
#FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D424F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E424E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #44404e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 64, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.024 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78747f',
    500: '#44404e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #44404e;
$custom-light: #78747f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#44404e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 9.859,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38091,
    "c": 0.02407,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#44404E

secondary

#787D6D

accent

#B375A1

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#08080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #44404E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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