#493E4E#493E4E

#493E4E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.030 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493E4E
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 78)
HSL	hsl(281, 11%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(281, 21%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.88, 8.23, -7.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.88, 11.42, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% 0.0215 -0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.03 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.8452, 5.4118, 7.9429)
Luminance	0.0541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493E4E #434E3E

analogous

#413E4E #493E4E #4E3E4B

triadic

#493E4E #4E493E #3E4E49

tetradic

#493E4E #4E413E #434E3E #3E4B4E

square

#493E4E #4E413E #434E3E #3E4B4E

split-complementary

#493E4E #4B4E3E #3E4E41

monochromatic

#100E11 #29232C #493E4E #695970 #897591

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.08

#493E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#493E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493E4E

10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493E4E	1.00	10.08	2.08	10.08
#FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C414F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E424D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.030 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b737f',
    500: '#493e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493e4e;
$custom-light: #7b737f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 11.429,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38142,
    "c": 0.03033,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493E4E

secondary

#707D6B

accent

#B47388

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEECEE

border

#C9C7C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #493E4E

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

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