#481959#481959

#481959 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.8% C 0.116 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481959
RGB	rgb(72, 25, 89)
HSL	hsl(284, 56%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.20, 33.38, -28.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.20, 44.05, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(31.8% 0.0829 -0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(31.8% 0.116 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.8230, 2.7944, 9.7346)
Luminance	0.0279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481959 #2A5919

analogous

#281959 #481959 #59194A

triadic

#481959 #594819 #195948

tetradic

#481959 #592819 #2A5919 #194A59

square

#481959 #592819 #2A5919 #194A59

split-complementary

#481959 #4A5919 #195928

monochromatic

#130718 #210C29 #481959 #6F2689 #9534B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.47

#481959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.56

#481959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481959

13.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481959	1.00	13.47	1.56	13.47
#FFFFFF	13.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#183057

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 25, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.8% 0.116 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a88',
    500: '#481959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481959;
$custom-light: #7d5a88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.063,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.318,
    "c": 0.11571,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481959

secondary

#548F3E

accent

#DF4870

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481959

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

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