#480E4E#480E4E

#480E4E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.120 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#480E4E
RGB	rgb(72, 14, 78)
HSL	hsl(294, 70%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(294, 82%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 82.1%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.71, 35.84, -25.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.71, 43.86, 324.80°)
OKLab	oklab(29.77% 0.0965 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(29.77% 0.12 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.2045, 2.2421, 7.4176)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#480E4E #144E0E

analogous

#280E4E #480E4E #4E0E34

triadic

#480E4E #4E480E #0E4E48

tetradic

#480E4E #4E280E #144E0E #0E344E

square

#480E4E #4E280E #144E0E #0E344E

split-complementary

#480E4E #344E0E #0E4E28

monochromatic

#18051A #18051A #480E4E #781782 #A821B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.50

#480E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#480E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #480E4E

14.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##480E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##480E4E	1.00	14.50	1.45	14.50
#FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A2C4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#491A2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #480e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 14, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.120 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5480',
    500: '#480e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #480e4e;
$custom-light: #7e5480;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#480e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.375,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2977,
    "c": 0.11952,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#480E4E

secondary

#38892F

accent

#EC3B4C

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A030A

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #480E4E

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