#484255#484255

#484255 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.033 H 299.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484255
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(259, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(259, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.24, 6.94, -10.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.24, 12.53, 303.66°)
OKLab	oklab(39.26% 0.016 -0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(39.26% 0.033 299.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.2601, 5.9300, 9.4074)
Luminance	0.0593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484255 #4F5542

analogous

#424655 #484255 #524255

triadic

#484255 #554842 #425548

tetradic

#484255 #554246 #4F5542 #425552

square

#484255 #554246 #4F5542 #425552

split-complementary

#484255 #555242 #465542

monochromatic

#0F0D11 #2B2733 #484255 #655D77 #837A98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.61

#484255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#484255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484255

9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484255	1.00	9.61	2.19	9.61
#FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4556

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4554

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.033 299.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7685',
    500: '#484255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484255;
$custom-light: #7b7685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.947,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3926,
    "c": 0.03255,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484255

secondary

#7D846F

accent

#B572A0

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEDEF

border

#C8C8CA

text

#09080B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484255

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

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