#4F284BMurasaki (#4F284B) is a very dark, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 331°, lightness 0.34 and chroma 0.078. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #4F284B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 40, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 33%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 49%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 5%, 69%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(22.6 24 -13.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.343 0.078 331) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Murasaki shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#502746 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#512849 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#4f284b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4f284c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Murasaki 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 12.09:1 and against black 1.74:1, 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.
#ae8ea9 · #8b6786 · #684364 · #4f284b · #240422 · #050005
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.
#764a55 · #633850 · #4f284b · #371e42 · #211437 · #0d0a29
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.
#c6a29f · #a47f9f · #985d5a · #674b49 · #4f284b · #31122e
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.
#a0d3ab · #836d80 · #5e515c · #4f284b · #291627 · #0c030b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf4ee · #bfb5bd · #7f8480 · #574d55 · #4f284b · #1e241f
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.
#ecf4ed · #c3ccc4 · #95a097 · #1b281e · #000701 · #4f284b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d7b2 · #c8a8d4 · #33917a · #42553e · #4f284b · #120623
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f7ea · #b2bf93 · #479285 · #4b562b · #4f284b · #072823
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8f2e1 · #c8b88b · #438f9d · #185a65 · #4f284b · #29210a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feefe2 · #d7b091 · #5f906b · #2c5572 · #4f284b · #132818
#6A4666 · #876682 · #A4869F · #C1A8BD · #DFCCDC
#442140 · #391936 · #2E122B · #240B21 · #1A0618
#4B2C47 · #463043 · #41333F
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.