#494166#494166

#494166 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.062 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494166
RGB	rgb(73, 65, 102)
HSL	hsl(253, 22%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(253, 36%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 36.3%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.80, 12.51, -20.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.80, 23.99, 301.42°)
OKLab	oklab(39.97% 0.0245 -0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(39.97% 0.062 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0356, 6.1563, 13.3854)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494166 #5E6641

analogous

#414B66 #494166 #5B4166

triadic

#494166 #664941 #416649

tetradic

#494166 #66414B #5E6641 #41665B

square

#494166 #66414B #5E6641 #41665B

split-complementary

#494166 #665B41 #4B6641

monochromatic

#13111B #2E2941 #494166 #64598B #8378A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#494166 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#494166 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494166

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494166	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494166	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374767

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384665

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43474F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494166;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 65, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.062 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7592',
    500: '#494166',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494166;
$custom-light: #7c7592;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494166",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.973,
    "s": 22.156,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39973,
    "c": 0.06194,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494166

secondary

#8C956E

accent

#BF69AC

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#09080D

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #494166

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

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