#4A4052#4A4052

#4A4052 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.033 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4052
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 82)
HSL	hsl(273, 12%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(273, 22%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 22%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.73, 8.28, -9.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.73, 12.40, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(38.87% 0.0209 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(38.87% 0.033 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.1802, 5.7319, 8.7618)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4052 #485240

analogous

#414052 #4A4052 #524051

triadic

#4A4052 #524A40 #40524A

tetradic

#4A4052 #524140 #485240 #405152

square

#4A4052 #524140 #485240 #405152

split-complementary

#4A4052 #515240 #405241

monochromatic

#100D11 #2B2530 #4A4052 #695B74 #887795

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#4A4052 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#4A4052 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4052

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4052	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4052	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D4353

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4451

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4052;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.033 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7482',
    500: '#4a4052',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4052;
$custom-light: #7c7482;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4052",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 12.329,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38874,
    "c": 0.03259,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4052

secondary

#76816D

accent

#B57390

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4052

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

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