#4C4252#4C4252

#4C4252 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.029 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C4252
RGB	rgb(76, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(278, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(278, 20%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 19.5%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.52, 7.76, -8.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.52, 11.15, 314.06°)
OKLab	oklab(39.54% 0.02 -0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(39.54% 0.029 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.4514, 6.0422, 8.8074)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C4252 #485242

analogous

#444252 #4C4252 #524250

triadic

#4C4252 #524C42 #42524C

tetradic

#4C4252 #524442 #485242 #425052

square

#4C4252 #524442 #485242 #425052

split-complementary

#4C4252 #505242 #425244

monochromatic

#100E11 #2D2730 #4C4252 #6B5D74 #8A7A94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.51

#4C4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4C4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C4252

9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C4252	1.00	9.51	2.21	9.51
#FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C4447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.029 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7682',
    500: '#4c4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c4252;
$custom-light: #7e7682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 10.811,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39537,
    "c": 0.02947,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C4252

secondary

#76816F

accent

#B4748C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#09080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C4252

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

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