#484455#484455

#484455 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.029 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484455
RGB	rgb(72, 68, 85)
HSL	hsl(254, 11%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(254, 20%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 20%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.83, 5.64, -9.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.83, 11.07, 300.65°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% 0.0125 -0.0259)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.029 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.3790, 6.1678, 9.4470)
Luminance	0.0617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484455 #515544

analogous

#444855 #484455 #514455

triadic

#484455 #554844 #445548

tetradic

#484455 #554448 #515544 #445551

square

#484455 #554448 #515544 #445551

split-complementary

#484455 #555144 #485544

monochromatic

#0E0E11 #2B2933 #484455 #655F77 #837D97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.40

#484455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#484455 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484455

9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484455	1.00	9.40	2.23	9.40
#FFFFFF	9.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414654

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46474A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 68, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.029 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7784',
    500: '#484455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484455;
$custom-light: #7b7784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.118,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39723,
    "c": 0.02874,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484455

secondary

#7F8471

accent

#B474A5

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEDEF

border

#C8C8CA

text

#09080B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484455

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

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