#4A3B6AMeteorite (#4A3B6A) is a dark, soft purple with an OKLCH hue of 297°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.079. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #4A3B6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 59, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 28%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 44%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.4 17.9 -25.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.390 0.079 297) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Meteorite shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4d3a63 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#4d3c68 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#4a3b6a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4a3b6b — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Meteorite in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 9.88:1 and against black 2.12:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a297be · #7d719c · #4a3b6a · #3a2b57 · #1b0d32 · #040011
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#55668a · #4f507c · #4a3b6a · #432950 · #381936 · #2b0a1f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d1b0bf · #9f94be · #a16a85 · #725864 · #4a3b6a · #2f2348
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c0cb91 · #857f99 · #656170 · #4a3b6a · #2b243c · #110d1a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f3eb · #a5a3ae · #5d5e59 · #4a3b6a · #2f2c36 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f3e9 · #c8cabf · #9b9d91 · #212415 · #030400 · #4a3b6a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0f4e3 · #a1aa7d · #5a632c · #4a3b6a · #2c3202 · #020007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0f4e3 · #b6a377 · #3d6a43 · #4a3b6a · #3b2b00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee3 · #c49b7e · #1c6c5d · #4a3b6a · #00372d · #130400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedeb · #ca968f · #5a632c · #4a3b6a · #00353b · #010100
#645782 · #7F749B · #9B92B4 · #B9B1CE · #D7D1E8
#3E315B · #33264C · #281D3E · #1D1330 · #130A23
#493E62 · #48405B · #474253
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.