#4E394E#4E394E

#4E394E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.045 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E394E
RGB	rgb(78, 57, 78)
HSL	hsl(300, 16%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(300, 27%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.9%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.01, 13.49, -9.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.01, 16.32, 325.77°)
OKLab	oklab(37.6% 0.0373 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(37.6% 0.045 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.9800, 5.0962, 7.8749)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E394E #394E39

analogous

#44394E #4E394E #4E3944

triadic

#4E394E #4E4E39 #394E4E

tetradic

#4E394E #4E4439 #394E39 #39444E

square

#4E394E #4E4439 #394E39 #39444E

split-complementary

#4E394E #444E39 #394E44

monochromatic

#120D12 #2B1F2B #4E394E #715371 #946D94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#4E394E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#4E394E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E394E

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E394E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E394E	1.00	10.40	2.02	10.40
#FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#383E4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C414D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e394e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.045 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806f7f',
    500: '#4e394e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e394e;
$custom-light: #806f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e394e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 15.556,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37603,
    "c": 0.04471,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E394E

secondary

#657E65

accent

#B86F6F

background

#F7F6F7

surface

#EEECEE

border

#C9C7C9

text

#0A070A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E394E

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