#494162#494162

#494162 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.056 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494162
RGB	rgb(73, 65, 98)
HSL	hsl(255, 20%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(255, 34%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.61, 11.40, -18.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.61, 21.49, 302.04°)
OKLab	oklab(39.76% 0.0234 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(39.76% 0.056 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8420, 6.0788, 12.3658)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494162 #5A6241

analogous

#414A62 #494162 #5A4162

triadic

#494162 #624941 #416249

tetradic

#494162 #62414A #5A6241 #41625A

square

#494162 #62414A #5A6241 #41625A

split-complementary

#494162 #625A41 #4A6241

monochromatic

#121018 #2E293D #494162 #645987 #8378A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#494162 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#494162 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494162

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494162	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494162	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#394663

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A4561

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44464D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494162;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 65, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.056 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c758e',
    500: '#494162',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494162;
$custom-light: #7c758e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494162",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.545,
    "s": 20.245,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39761,
    "c": 0.05555,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494162

secondary

#89916D

accent

#BD6BA9

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#09080C

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #494162

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

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