#481A52#481A52

#481A52 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.107 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A52
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 82)
HSL	hsl(289, 52%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(289, 68%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.91, 31.27, -24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.91, 39.72, 321.92°)
OKLab	oklab(31.44% 0.0817 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(31.44% 0.107 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.5647, 2.7259, 8.2667)
Luminance	0.0273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A52 #24521A

analogous

#2C1A52 #481A52 #521A40

triadic

#481A52 #52481A #1A5248

tetradic

#481A52 #522C1A #24521A #1A4052

square

#481A52 #522C1A #24521A #1A4052

split-complementary

#481A52 #40521A #1A522C

monochromatic

#140717 #1F0B24 #481A52 #712980 #9A37AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.59

#481A52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#481A52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A52

13.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A52	1.00	13.59	1.55	13.59
#FFFFFF	13.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B2B54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F3051

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482333

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.107 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a83',
    500: '#481a52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a52;
$custom-light: #7d5a83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.286,
    "s": 51.852,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31438,
    "c": 0.10651,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A52

secondary

#4D8840

accent

#DB4C66

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A52

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

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