#494366#494366

#494366 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.058 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494366
RGB	rgb(73, 67, 102)
HSL	hsl(250, 21%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(250, 34%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 34.3%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.38, 11.20, -19.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.38, 22.56, 299.76°)
OKLab	oklab(40.41% 0.0213 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(40.41% 0.058 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.1525, 6.3900, 13.4244)
Luminance	0.0639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494366 #606643

analogous

#434E66 #494366 #5A4366

triadic

#494366 #664943 #436649

tetradic

#494366 #66434E #606643 #43665A

square

#494366 #66434E #606643 #43665A

split-complementary

#494366 #665A43 #4E6643

monochromatic

#14121C #2F2B41 #494366 #635B8B #837BA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#494366 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#494366 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494366

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494366	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494366	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A4867

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A4765

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494366;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 67, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.058 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7791',
    500: '#494366',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494366;
$custom-light: #7c7791;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494366",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.286,
    "s": 20.71,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40412,
    "c": 0.05835,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494366

secondary

#8E9470

accent

#BD6BAF

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDF0

border

#C9C8CB

text

#09080D

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #494366

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

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