#4E384E#4E384E

#4E384E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.047 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E384E
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 78)
HSL	hsl(300, 16%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(300, 28%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.73, 14.14, -9.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.73, 17.09, 325.83°)
OKLab	oklab(37.39% 0.0391 -0.0259)
OKLCH	oklch(37.39% 0.047 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.9311, 4.9983, 7.8586)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E384E #384E38

analogous

#43384E #4E384E #4E3843

triadic

#4E384E #4E4E38 #384E4E

tetradic

#4E384E #4E4338 #384E38 #38434E

square

#4E384E #4E4338 #384E38 #38434E

split-complementary

#4E384E #434E38 #384E43

monochromatic

#120D12 #2A1E2A #4E384E #725272 #956B95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.50

#4E384E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#4E384E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E384E

10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E384E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E384E	1.00	10.50	2.00	10.50
#FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373D4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C404D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e384e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.047 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806f7f',
    500: '#4e384e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e384e;
$custom-light: #806f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e384e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 16.418,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37391,
    "c": 0.04686,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E384E

secondary

#647E64

accent

#B96F6F

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEECEE

border

#C9C7C9

text

#0A070A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E384E

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