#480E49#480E49

#480E49 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.115 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480E49
RGB	rgb(72, 14, 73)
HSL	hsl(299, 68%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(299, 81%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 80.8%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.37, 34.85, -22.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.37, 41.43, 327.28°)
OKLab	oklab(29.42% 0.0967 -0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(29.42% 0.115 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.0321, 2.1731, 6.5091)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480E49 #0F490E

analogous

#2B0E49 #480E49 #490E2D

triadic

#480E49 #49480E #0E4948

tetradic

#480E49 #492B0E #0F490E #0E2D49

square

#480E49 #492B0E #0F490E #0E2D49

split-complementary

#480E49 #2D490E #0E492B

monochromatic

#19051A #19051A #480E49 #7B187C #AD22B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.64

#480E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#480E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480E49

14.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480E49	1.00	14.64	1.43	14.64
#FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03244B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A172A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 14, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.115 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e547c',
    500: '#480e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480e49;
$custom-light: #7e547c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.983,
    "s": 67.816,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2942,
    "c": 0.11492,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480E49

secondary

#30842F

accent

#EB3D40

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A0309

muted

#7C787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #480E49

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