#480C4B#480C4B

#480C4B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.119 H 326.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480C4B
RGB	rgb(72, 12, 75)
HSL	hsl(297, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(297, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(4%, 84%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.25, 35.97, -23.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.25, 43.22, 326.33°)
OKLab	oklab(29.38% 0.0987 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(29.38% 0.119 326)
XYZ	xyz(4.0739, 2.1489, 6.8555)
Luminance	0.0215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480C4B #0F4B0C

analogous

#290C4B #480C4B #4B0C2F

triadic

#480C4B #4B480C #0C4B48

tetradic

#480C4B #4B290C #0F4B0C #0C2F4B

square

#480C4B #4B290C #0F4B0C #0C2F4B

split-complementary

#480C4B #2F4B0C #0C4B29

monochromatic

#19041A #19041A #480C4B #7B1480 #AD1DB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.69

#480C4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#480C4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480C4B

14.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480C4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480C4B	1.00	14.69	1.43	14.69
#FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B2B4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A172B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480c4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 12, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.119 326.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e537d',
    500: '#480c4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480c4b;
$custom-light: #7e537d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480c4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.143,
    "s": 72.414,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29377,
    "c": 0.11908,
    "h": 326
  },
  "luminance": 0.02149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480C4B

secondary

#30872C

accent

#EF3941

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE8EE

border

#C9C4C9

text

#0A030A

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #480C4B

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