#4E384C#4E384C

#4E384C is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.044 H 329.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E384C
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 76)
HSL	hsl(305, 16%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(305, 28%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 2.6%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.65, 13.70, -8.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.65, 16.07, 328.47°)
OKLab	oklab(37.3% 0.0383 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(37.3% 0.044 329.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.8604, 4.9700, 7.4867)
Luminance	0.0497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E384C #384E3A

analogous

#45384E #4E384C #4E3841

triadic

#4E384C #4C4E38 #384C4E

tetradic

#4E384C #4E4538 #384E3A #38414E

square

#4E384C #4E4538 #384E3A #38414E

split-complementary

#4E384C #414E38 #384E45

monochromatic

#120D11 #2A1E29 #4E384C #72526F #956B91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.53

#4E384C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#4E384C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E384C

10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E384C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E384C	1.00	10.53	1.99	10.53
#FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373D4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C404B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e384c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.044 329.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806e7e',
    500: '#4e384c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e384c;
$custom-light: #806e7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e384c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.455,
    "s": 16.418,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37302,
    "c": 0.04448,
    "h": 329.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E384C

secondary

#647E66

accent

#B9756F

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEECEE

border

#C9C7C9

text

#0A0709

muted

#7C7A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E384C

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