#481973#481973

#481973 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.144 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481973
RGB	rgb(72, 25, 115)
HSL	hsl(271, 64%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(271, 78%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 78.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.25, 39.79, -42.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.25, 58.20, 313.13°)
OKLab	oklab(33.9% 0.0788 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(33.9% 0.144 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1139, 3.3108, 16.5333)
Luminance	0.0331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481973 #447319

analogous

#1B1973 #481973 #731971

triadic

#481973 #734819 #197348

tetradic

#481973 #731B19 #447319 #197173

square

#481973 #731B19 #447319 #197173

split-complementary

#481973 #717319 #19731B

monochromatic

#100519 #290E41 #481973 #6724A5 #8734D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.63

#481973 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#481973 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481973

12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481973	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481973	1.00	12.63	1.66	12.63
#FFFFFF	12.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003276

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F3045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481973;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 25, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.144 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805b9c',
    500: '#481973',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481973;
$custom-light: #805b9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481973",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.333,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33901,
    "c": 0.14447,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481973

secondary

#72A840

accent

#E74190

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481973

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

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