#480C42#480C42

#480C42 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.111 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480C42
RGB	rgb(72, 12, 66)
HSL	hsl(306, 71%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(306, 83%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.3%, 8.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.67, 34.29, -18.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.67, 39.03, 331.47°)
OKLab	oklab(28.77% 0.0987 -0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(28.77% 0.111 332.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.7873, 2.0343, 5.3464)
Luminance	0.0203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480C42 #0C4812

analogous

#300C48 #480C42 #480C24

triadic

#480C42 #42480C #0C4248

tetradic

#480C42 #48300C #0C4812 #0C2448

square

#480C42 #48300C #0C4812 #0C2448

split-complementary

#480C42 #24480C #0C4830

monochromatic

#1A0418 #1A0418 #480C42 #7C1572 #B11DA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.93

#480C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#480C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480C42

14.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480C42	1.00	14.93	1.41	14.93
#FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#082243

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#202A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C1326

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 12, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.111 332.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5376',
    500: '#480c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480c42;
$custom-light: #7e5376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28771,
    "c": 0.1112,
    "h": 332.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480C42

secondary

#2C8435

accent

#EE4C3A

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EEE7ED

border

#C9C3C8

text

#0A0308

muted

#7C787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #480C42

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

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