#494262#494262

#494262 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.054 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494262
RGB	rgb(73, 66, 98)
HSL	hsl(253, 20%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(253, 33%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 32.7%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.90, 10.74, -17.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.90, 20.76, 301.15°)
OKLab	oklab(39.98% 0.0217 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(39.98% 0.054 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.9000, 6.1947, 12.3851)
Luminance	0.0619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494262 #5B6242

analogous

#424B62 #494262 #594262

triadic

#494262 #624942 #426249

tetradic

#494262 #62424B #5B6242 #426259

square

#494262 #62424B #5B6242 #426259

split-complementary

#494262 #625942 #4B6242

monochromatic

#131119 #2E293D #494262 #645B87 #8379A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#494262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#494262 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494262

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494262	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A4763

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4661

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44474D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 66, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.054 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c768e',
    500: '#494262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494262;
$custom-light: #7c768e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.125,
    "s": 19.512,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39982,
    "c": 0.05372,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494262

secondary

#8A916F

accent

#BC6CAB

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#09080C

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #494262

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

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