#4E384F#4E384F

#4E384F is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.048 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E384F
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 79)
HSL	hsl(297, 17%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(297, 29%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.77, 14.37, -10.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.77, 17.61, 324.64°)
OKLab	oklab(37.44% 0.0394 -0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(37.44% 0.048 325)
XYZ	xyz(5.9672, 5.0127, 8.0488)
Luminance	0.0501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E384F #394F38

analogous

#43384F #4E384F #4F3845

triadic

#4E384F #4F4E38 #384F4E

tetradic

#4E384F #4F4338 #394F38 #38454F

square

#4E384F #4F4338 #394F38 #38454F

split-complementary

#4E384F #454F38 #384F43

monochromatic

#120D12 #2B1F2B #4E384F #715173 #946B96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#4E384F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#4E384F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E384F

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E384F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E384F	1.00	10.49	2.00	10.49
#FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363E50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B404E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e384f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.048 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806f80',
    500: '#4e384f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e384f;
$custom-light: #806f80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e384f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.391,
    "s": 17.037,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37436,
    "c": 0.04808,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.05013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E384F

secondary

#657F64

accent

#BA6E71

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEECEE

border

#C9C7C9

text

#0A070A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E384F

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