#481A51#481A51

#481A51 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.105 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A51
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 81)
HSL	hsl(290, 51%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(290, 68%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 67.9%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.85, 31.04, -23.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.85, 39.19, 322.38°)
OKLab	oklab(31.37% 0.0817 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(31.37% 0.105 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.5269, 2.7108, 8.0678)
Luminance	0.0271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A51 #23511A

analogous

#2C1A51 #481A51 #511A3E

triadic

#481A51 #51481A #1A5148

tetradic

#481A51 #512C1A #23511A #1A3E51

square

#481A51 #512C1A #23511A #1A3E51

split-complementary

#481A51 #3E511A #1A512C

monochromatic

#150717 #1F0B23 #481A51 #71297F #9A38AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.62

#481A51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#481A51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A51

13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A51	1.00	13.62	1.54	13.62
#FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D2B53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F3050

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#492332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.105 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a82',
    500: '#481a51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a51;
$custom-light: #7d5a82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.182,
    "s": 51.402,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3137,
    "c": 0.10543,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A51

secondary

#4B8740

accent

#DB4D64

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A51

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

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