#481872#481872

#481872 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.145 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481872
RGB	rgb(72, 24, 114)
HSL	hsl(272, 65%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(272, 79%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 78.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.00, 39.98, -42.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.00, 58.16, 313.43°)
OKLab	oklab(33.7% 0.08 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(33.7% 0.145 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.0357, 3.2459, 16.2249)
Luminance	0.0325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481872 #427218

analogous

#1B1872 #481872 #72186F

triadic

#481872 #724818 #187248

tetradic

#481872 #721B18 #427218 #186F72

square

#481872 #721B18 #427218 #186F72

split-complementary

#481872 #6F7218 #18721B

monochromatic

#100519 #280D3F #481872 #6823A5 #8831D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.73

#481872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#481872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481872

12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481872	1.00	12.73	1.65	12.73
#FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003175

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003270

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#402F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 24, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.145 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805b9b',
    500: '#481872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481872;
$custom-light: #805b9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33702,
    "c": 0.14453,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481872

secondary

#6FA73E

accent

#E8408E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481872

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

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