#494151#494151

#494151 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.029 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494151
RGB	rgb(73, 65, 81)
HSL	hsl(270, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(270, 20%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.88, 6.99, -8.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.88, 10.90, 309.90°)
OKLab	oklab(38.96% 0.0174 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(38.96% 0.029 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.1229, 5.7912, 8.5782)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494151 #495141

analogous

#414151 #494151 #514151

triadic

#494151 #514941 #415149

tetradic

#494151 #514141 #495141 #415151

square

#494151 #514141 #495141 #415151

split-complementary

#494151 #515141 #415141

monochromatic

#0F0E11 #2A262F #494151 #685C73 #867993

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#494151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#494151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494151

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494151	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404450

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 65, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.029 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7581',
    500: '#494151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494151;
$custom-light: #7b7581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 10.959,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38956,
    "c": 0.02855,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494151

secondary

#77806E

accent

#B47494

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #494151

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

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