#494266#494266

#494266 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.060 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494266
RGB	rgb(73, 66, 102)
HSL	hsl(252, 21%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(252, 35%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.09, 11.85, -20.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.09, 23.28, 300.62°)
OKLab	oklab(40.19% 0.0229 -0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(40.19% 0.06 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.0936, 6.2721, 13.4047)
Luminance	0.0627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494266 #5F6642

analogous

#424D66 #494266 #5B4266

triadic

#494266 #664942 #426649

tetradic

#494266 #66424D #5F6642 #42665B

square

#494266 #66424D #5F6642 #42665B

split-complementary

#494266 #665B42 #4D6642

monochromatic

#14121C #2E2A41 #494266 #645A8B #837AA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#494266 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#494266 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494266

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494266	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494266	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#394767

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394665

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43484F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494266;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 66, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.060 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7691',
    500: '#494266',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494266;
$custom-light: #7c7691;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494266",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.667,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40191,
    "c": 0.06014,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494266

secondary

#8D956F

accent

#BE6AAE

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#09080D

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #494266

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

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