#45404E#45404E

#45404E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.024 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45404E
RGB	rgb(69, 64, 78)
HSL	hsl(261, 10%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(261, 18%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 17.9%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.07, 5.34, -7.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.07, 9.35, 304.84°)
OKLab	oklab(38.19% 0.0127 -0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(38.19% 0.024 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.6625, 5.4821, 7.9661)
Luminance	0.0548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45404E #494E40

analogous

#40424E #45404E #4C404E

triadic

#45404E #4E4540 #404E45

tetradic

#45404E #4E4042 #494E40 #404E4C

square

#45404E #4E4042 #494E40 #404E4C

split-complementary

#45404E #4E4C40 #424E40

monochromatic

#0F0E11 #27242C #45404E #635C70 #817890

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.02

#45404E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#45404E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #45404E

10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45404E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##45404E	1.00	10.02	2.10	10.02
#FFFFFF	10.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E424F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E424E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45404e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 64, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.024 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78747f',
    500: '#45404e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45404e;
$custom-light: #78747f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45404e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 9.859,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3819,
    "c": 0.02434,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45404E

secondary

#777D6D

accent

#B3759D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #45404E

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

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