#5C485C#5C485C

#5C485C is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.041 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C485C
RGB	rgb(92, 72, 92)
HSL	hsl(300, 12%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(300, 22%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.31, 12.45, -8.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.31, 15.10, 325.54°)
OKLab	oklab(43% 0.0344 -0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.041 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6625, 7.6830, 11.1498)
Luminance	0.0768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C485C #485C48

analogous

#52485C #5C485C #5C4852

triadic

#5C485C #5C5C48 #485C5C

tetradic

#5C485C #5C5248 #485C48 #48525C

square

#5C485C #5C5248 #485C48 #48525C

split-complementary

#5C485C #525C48 #485C52

monochromatic

#171217 #3A2D3A #5C485C #7E637E #9D829D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#5C485C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#5C485C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C485C

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C485C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C485C	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474D5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4F5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D4A4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c485c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 72, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.041 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7b8a',
    500: '#5c485c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c485c;
$custom-light: #8a7b8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c485c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42995,
    "c": 0.04131,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C485C

secondary

#758B75

accent

#B57373

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#F0EDF0

border

#CBC8CB

text

#0B090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C485C

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

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