#481979#481979

#481979 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.151 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481979
RGB	rgb(72, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(269, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(269, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 79.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.78, 41.34, -45.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.78, 61.45, 312.28°)
OKLab	oklab(34.44% 0.0773 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(34.44% 0.151 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4705, 3.4534, 18.4111)
Luminance	0.0345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.39

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481979 #4A7919

analogous

#191A79 #481979 #781979

triadic

#481979 #794819 #197948

tetradic

#481979 #79191A #4A7919 #197978

square

#481979 #79191A #4A7919 #197978

split-complementary

#481979 #797819 #1A7919

monochromatic

#0F0519 #2A0F46 #481979 #6623AC #8537D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.42

#481979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#481979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481979

12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481979	1.00	12.42	1.69	12.42
#FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00347C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D3248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.151 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805ba1',
    500: '#481979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481979;
$custom-light: #805ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.375,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34436,
    "c": 0.15111,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481979

secondary

#78AE40

accent

#E93F96

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481979

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

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