#494259#494259

#494259 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.039 H 298.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494259
RGB	rgb(73, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(258, 15%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(258, 26%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 25.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.50, 8.34, -12.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.50, 15.11, 303.51°)
OKLab	oklab(39.54% 0.0187 -0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(39.54% 0.039 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.4987, 6.0341, 10.2716)
Luminance	0.0603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494259 #525942

analogous

#424659 #494259 #544259

triadic

#494259 #594942 #425949

tetradic

#494259 #594246 #525942 #425954

square

#494259 #594246 #525942 #425954

split-complementary

#494259 #595442 #465942

monochromatic

#0F0E13 #2C2836 #494259 #665C7C #84799C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#494259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#494259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494259

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494259	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D465A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E4558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46454A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.039 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7688',
    500: '#494259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494259;
$custom-light: #7c7688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 14.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39542,
    "c": 0.03922,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494259

secondary

#80886F

accent

#B870A2

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDEF

border

#C9C8CA

text

#09080B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #494259

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

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