#481972#481972

#481972 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.143 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481972
RGB	rgb(72, 25, 114)
HSL	hsl(272, 64%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(272, 78%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 78.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.16, 39.53, -41.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.16, 57.66, 313.28°)
OKLab	oklab(33.81% 0.079 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(33.81% 0.143 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.0567, 3.2879, 16.2319)
Luminance	0.0329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481972 #437219

analogous

#1B1972 #481972 #721970

triadic

#481972 #724819 #197248

tetradic

#481972 #721B19 #437219 #197072

square

#481972 #721B19 #437219 #197072

split-complementary

#481972 #707219 #19721B

monochromatic

#100619 #280E40 #481972 #6824A4 #8733D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.67

#481972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#481972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481972

12.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481972	1.00	12.67	1.66	12.67
#FFFFFF	12.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003275

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003370

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#402F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 25, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.143 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805b9b',
    500: '#481972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481972;
$custom-light: #805b9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.685,
    "s": 64.029,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33814,
    "c": 0.14336,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481972

secondary

#70A740

accent

#E7418F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481972

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

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