#481A53#481A53

#481A53 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.5% C 0.108 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A53
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 83)
HSL	hsl(288, 52%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(288, 69%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 68.7%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.98, 31.49, -25.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.98, 40.25, 321.48°)
OKLab	oklab(31.51% 0.0817 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(31.51% 0.108 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.6030, 2.7412, 8.4686)
Luminance	0.0274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A53 #25531A

analogous

#2C1A53 #481A53 #531A42

triadic

#481A53 #53481A #1A5348

tetradic

#481A53 #532C1A #25531A #1A4253

square

#481A53 #532C1A #25531A #1A4253

split-complementary

#481A53 #42531A #1A532C

monochromatic

#140717 #200B24 #481A53 #702982 #9937B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.56

#481A53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#481A53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A53

13.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A53	1.00	13.56	1.55	13.56
#FFFFFF	13.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2B55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E3052

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.5% 0.108 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a84',
    500: '#481a53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a53;
$custom-light: #7d5a84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.421,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31506,
    "c": 0.10759,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A53

secondary

#4E8940

accent

#DC4C68

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A53

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

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