#4E485E#4E485E
#4E485E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.037 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E485E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 72, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 13%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 23%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 23.4%, 0%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.95, 7.58, -12.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.95, 14.22, 302.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.62% 0.0169 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.62% 0.037 297.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4792, 7.0625, 11.5567) |
| Luminance | 0.0706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 9.51
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 11.91
Dirty Purple
#734A65
ΔE00 12.11
Purplish Grey
#7A687F
ΔE00 13.33
Navy Blue
#1B2A4A
ΔE00 13.38
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 13.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E485E #585E48
analogous
#484D5E #4E485E #59485E
triadic
#4E485E #5E4E48 #485E4E
tetradic
#4E485E #5E484D #585E48 #485E59
square
#4E485E #5E484D #585E48 #485E59
split-complementary
#4E485E #5E5948 #4D5E48
monochromatic
#141319 #312D3B #4E485E #6B6381 #8A829F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#4E485E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#4E485E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E485E
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E485E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E485E | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#434B5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#444B5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B4B4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e485e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.037 297.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f7b8b',
500: '#4e485e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e485e; $custom-light: #7f7b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e485e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 72,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.364,
"s": 13.253,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41624,
"c": 0.0369,
"h": 297.3
},
"luminance": 0.07063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E485E
secondary
#868D75
accent
#B672A3
background
#F7F7F8
surface
#EEEDF0
border
#C9C8CB
text
#0A090C
muted
#7C7B7D