#481759#481759

#481759 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.5% C 0.119 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481759
RGB	rgb(72, 23, 89)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 74.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.85, 34.36, -29.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.85, 45.16, 319.55°)
OKLab	oklab(31.55% 0.0854 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(31.55% 0.119 316)
XYZ	xyz(4.7818, 2.7120, 9.7208)
Luminance	0.0271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481759 #285917

analogous

#271759 #481759 #591749

triadic

#481759 #594817 #175948

tetradic

#481759 #592717 #285917 #174959

square

#481759 #592717 #285917 #174959

split-complementary

#481759 #495917 #175927

monochromatic

#140618 #210A28 #481759 #6F248A #9730BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.62

#481759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#481759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481759

13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481759	1.00	13.62	1.54	13.62
#FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172F57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472436

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 23, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.5% 0.119 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5988',
    500: '#481759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481759;
$custom-light: #7e5988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.545,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31549,
    "c": 0.11864,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.02712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481759

secondary

#52903C

accent

#E2466E

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481759

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

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