#48404C#48404C

#48404C is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.023 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48404C
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 76)
HSL	hsl(280, 9%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 16%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.29, 6.05, -6.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.29, 8.52, 315.26°)
OKLab	oklab(38.41% 0.0159 -0.0161)
OKLCH	oklch(38.41% 0.023 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.8102, 5.5664, 7.6044)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48404C #444C40

analogous

#42404C #48404C #4C404A

triadic

#48404C #4C4840 #404C48

tetradic

#48404C #4C4240 #444C40 #404A4C

square

#48404C #4C4240 #444C40 #404A4C

split-complementary

#48404C #4A4C40 #404C42

monochromatic

#100E11 #29242B #48404C #675C6D #87798E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#48404C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#48404C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48404C

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48404C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48404C	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F424D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40434C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48404c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.023 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b747e',
    500: '#48404c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48404c;
$custom-light: #7b747e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48404c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 8.571,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38412,
    "c": 0.02259,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48404C

secondary

#727B6D

accent

#B2768A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#090809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #48404C

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

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