#50495C#50495C

#50495C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.032 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#50495C
RGB	rgb(80, 73, 92)
HSL	hsl(262, 12%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(262, 21%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 20.7%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.35, 7.19, -10.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.35, 12.41, 305.42°)
OKLab	oklab(41.96% 0.017 -0.0274)
OKLCH	oklch(41.96% 0.032 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6222, 7.2433, 11.1197)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#50495C #555C49

analogous

#494C5C #50495C #59495C

triadic

#50495C #5C5049 #495C50

tetradic

#50495C #5C494C #555C49 #495C59

square

#50495C #5C494C #555C49 #495C59

split-complementary

#50495C #5C5949 #4C5C49

monochromatic

#151318 #322E3A #50495C #6E647E #8C839D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#50495C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#50495C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #50495C

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##50495C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##50495C	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464C5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474C5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #50495c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 73, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.032 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817b8a',
    500: '#50495c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #50495c;
$custom-light: #817b8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#50495c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.105,
    "s": 11.515,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41959,
    "c": 0.03231,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#50495C

secondary

#838B76

accent

#B4739C

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #50495C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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