#493D4E#493D4E

#493D4E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.032 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493D4E
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 78)
HSL	hsl(282, 12%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(282, 22%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 21.8%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.58, 8.89, -8.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.58, 12.20, 316.75°)
OKLab	oklab(37.92% 0.0233 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(37.92% 0.032 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.7913, 5.3041, 7.9250)
Luminance	0.0530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493D4E #424E3D

analogous

#413D4E #493D4E #4E3D4B

triadic

#493D4E #4E493D #3D4E49

tetradic

#493D4E #4E413D #424E3D #3D4B4E

square

#493D4E #4E413D #424E3D #3D4B4E

split-complementary

#493D4E #4B4E3D #3D4E41

monochromatic

#100D11 #29222C #493D4E #695870 #897392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.19

#493D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#493D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493D4E

10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493D4E	1.00	10.19	2.06	10.19
#FFFFFF	10.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B404F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D414D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#493F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.032 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c727f',
    500: '#493d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493d4e;
$custom-light: #7c727f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.353,
    "s": 12.23,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37915,
    "c": 0.03245,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493D4E

secondary

#6F7D6A

accent

#B57386

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEECEE

border

#C9C7C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #493D4E

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

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