#635B79#635B79

#635B79 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.048 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#635B79
RGB	rgb(99, 91, 121)
HSL	hsl(256, 14%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(256, 25%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 24.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 9.91, -15.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 18.59, 302.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.0218 -0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.048 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3371, 11.5152, 19.6582)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#635B79 #71795B

analogous

#5B6279 #635B79 #725B79

triadic

#635B79 #79635B #5B7963

tetradic

#635B79 #795B62 #71795B #5B7972

square

#635B79 #795B62 #71795B #5B7972

split-complementary

#635B79 #79725B #62795B

monochromatic

#2A2633 #464156 #635B79 #817899 #A19BB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#635B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#635B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #635B79

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##635B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##635B79	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555F7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F6065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #635b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(99, 91, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.048 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f899f',
    500: '#635b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #635b79;
$custom-light: #8f899f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#635b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 99,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256,
    "s": 14.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49029,
    "c": 0.04824,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#635B79

secondary

#9DA28E

accent

#B771A4

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0B0E

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #635B79

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

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