#481579#481579

#481579 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.155 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481579
RGB	rgb(72, 21, 121)
HSL	hsl(271, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(271, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 82.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.19, 43.03, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.19, 63.30, 312.83°)
OKLab	oklab(34.03% 0.0807 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(34.03% 0.155 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.3910, 3.2945, 18.3846)
Luminance	0.0330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.77

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481579 #467915

analogous

#161579 #481579 #791578

triadic

#481579 #794815 #157948

tetradic

#481579 #791615 #467915 #157879

square

#481579 #791615 #467915 #157879

split-complementary

#481579 #787915 #157916

monochromatic

#10051A #290C45 #481579 #671EAD #862EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.66

#481579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#481579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481579

12.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481579	1.00	12.66	1.66	12.66
#FFFFFF	12.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00327C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003277

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 21, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.155 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815aa1',
    500: '#481579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481579;
$custom-light: #815aa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.6,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34025,
    "c": 0.1553,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481579

secondary

#74AF3B

accent

#ED3B92

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481579

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

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