#494451#494451

#494451 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.023 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494451
RGB	rgb(73, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(263, 9%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(263, 16%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 16%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.77, 5.04, -7.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.77, 8.64, 305.72°)
OKLab	oklab(39.65% 0.0122 -0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(39.65% 0.023 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.2997, 6.1448, 8.6372)
Luminance	0.0614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494451 #4C5144

analogous

#444651 #494451 #504451

triadic

#494451 #514944 #445149

tetradic

#494451 #514446 #4C5144 #445150

square

#494451 #514446 #4C5144 #445150

split-complementary

#494451 #515044 #465144

monochromatic

#0F0E11 #2B2830 #494451 #676072 #857D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.42

#494451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#494451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494451

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494451	1.00	9.42	2.23	9.42
#FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.023 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7781',
    500: '#494451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494451;
$custom-light: #7b7781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.077,
    "s": 8.725,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39652,
    "c": 0.02251,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494451

secondary

#7A8071

accent

#B2769B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #494451

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

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