#493F4E#493F4E

#493F4E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.028 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493F4E
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 78)
HSL	hsl(280, 11%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(280, 19%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 19.2%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.17, 7.58, -7.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.17, 10.64, 315.40°)
OKLab	oklab(38.37% 0.0198 -0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(38.37% 0.028 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.9001, 5.5216, 7.9612)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493F4E #444E3F

analogous

#423F4E #493F4E #4E3F4B

triadic

#493F4E #4E493F #3F4E49

tetradic

#493F4E #4E423F #444E3F #3F4B4E

square

#493F4E #4E423F #444E3F #3F4B4E

split-complementary

#493F4E #4B4E3F #3F4E42

monochromatic

#100E11 #29242C #493F4E #695A70 #887791

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#493F4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#493F4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493F4E

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493F4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493F4E	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D424F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F434D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493f4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.028 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b747f',
    500: '#493f4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493f4e;
$custom-light: #7b747f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493f4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 10.638,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3837,
    "c": 0.02821,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493F4E

secondary

#727D6C

accent

#B47489

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #493F4E

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

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