#462C48#462C48

#462C48 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.059 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#462C48
RGB	rgb(70, 44, 72)
HSL	hsl(296, 24%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(296, 39%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 38.9%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.20, 17.50, -12.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.20, 21.57, 324.23°)
OKLab	oklab(33.63% 0.0478 -0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(33.63% 0.059 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.5960, 3.5715, 6.5769)
Luminance	0.0357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#462C48 #2E482C

analogous

#382C48 #462C48 #482C3C

triadic

#462C48 #48462C #2C4846

tetradic

#462C48 #48382C #2E482C #2C3C48

square

#462C48 #48382C #2E482C #2C3C48

split-complementary

#462C48 #3C482C #2C4838

monochromatic

#120C13 #211522 #462C48 #6B436E #905A94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.25

#462C48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#462C48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #462C48

12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##462C48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##462C48	1.00	12.25	1.71	12.25
#FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#293349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303647

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472F36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #462c48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 44, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.059 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a657b',
    500: '#462c48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #462c48;
$custom-light: #7a657b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#462c48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.714,
    "s": 24.138,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33632,
    "c": 0.05885,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#462C48

secondary

#597956

accent

#C1676E

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EDEBED

border

#C8C6C8

text

#090509

muted

#7B7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #462C48

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

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