#493B4E#493B4E

#493B4E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.037 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493B4E
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 78)
HSL	hsl(284, 14%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(284, 24%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 24.4%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.00, 10.20, -9.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.00, 13.76, 317.84°)
OKLab	oklab(37.47% 0.0269 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(37.47% 0.037 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.6866, 5.0945, 7.8900)
Luminance	0.0509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493B4E #404E3B

analogous

#403B4E #493B4E #4E3B4A

triadic

#493B4E #4E493B #3B4E49

tetradic

#493B4E #4E403B #404E3B #3B4A4E

square

#493B4E #4E403B #404E3B #3B4A4E

split-complementary

#493B4E #4A4E3B #3B4E40

monochromatic

#100D11 #28212B #493B4E #6A5571 #8A7093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#493B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#493B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493B4E

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493B4E	1.00	10.40	2.02	10.40
#FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#393F4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C404D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#493D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.037 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c717f',
    500: '#493b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493b4e;
$custom-light: #7c717f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 13.869,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37466,
    "c": 0.03671,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493B4E

secondary

#6D7E67

accent

#B77183

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEECEE

border

#C9C7C9

text

#09070A

muted

#7B7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #493B4E

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