#4E424F#4E424F

#4E424F is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.027 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E424F
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 79)
HSL	hsl(295, 9%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(295, 16%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.62, 7.86, -5.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.62, 9.83, 323.10°)
OKLab	oklab(39.63% 0.0215 -0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(39.63% 0.027 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.5012, 6.0807, 8.2268)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E424F #434F42

analogous

#47424F #4E424F #4F4249

triadic

#4E424F #4F4E42 #424F4E

tetradic

#4E424F #4F4742 #434F42 #42494F

square

#4E424F #4F4742 #434F42 #42494F

split-complementary

#4E424F #494F42 #424F47

monochromatic

#100E11 #2D262E #4E424F #6F5E70 #8F7B91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#4E424F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#4E424F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E424F

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E424F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E424F	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44464F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e424f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.027 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7680',
    500: '#4e424f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e424f;
$custom-light: #7f7680;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e424f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.385,
    "s": 8.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39625,
    "c": 0.02664,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E424F

secondary

#707E6F

accent

#B2767A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#0A080A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E424F

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