#48174D#48174D

#48174D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.106 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48174D
RGB	rgb(72, 23, 77)
HSL	hsl(294, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 70.1%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.04, 31.70, -22.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.04, 38.86, 324.65°)
OKLab	oklab(30.7% 0.0857 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(30.7% 0.106 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.3183, 2.5266, 7.2800)
Luminance	0.0253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48174D #1C4D17

analogous

#2D174D #48174D #4D1737

triadic

#48174D #4D4817 #174D48

tetradic

#48174D #4D2D17 #1C4D17 #17374D

square

#48174D #4D2D17 #1C4D17 #17374D

split-complementary

#48174D #374D17 #174D2D

monochromatic

#160718 #1C091E #48174D #74257C #A033AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.95

#48174D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#48174D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48174D

13.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48174D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48174D	1.00	13.95	1.51	13.95
#FFFFFF	13.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C284F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#202E4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#491F2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48174d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 23, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.106 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d587f',
    500: '#48174d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48174d;
$custom-light: #7d587f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48174d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.444,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30702,
    "c": 0.10604,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48174D

secondary

#42843C

accent

#DD4A58

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A030A

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #48174D

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

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