#481A55#481A55

#481A55 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.110 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A55
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 85)
HSL	hsl(287, 53%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(287, 69%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.11, 31.95, -26.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.11, 41.32, 320.64°)
OKLab	oklab(31.65% 0.0817 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(31.65% 0.11 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.6813, 2.7726, 8.8811)
Luminance	0.0277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A55 #27551A

analogous

#2B1A55 #481A55 #551A45

triadic

#481A55 #55481A #1A5548

tetradic

#481A55 #552B1A #27551A #1A4555

square

#481A55 #552B1A #27551A #1A4555

split-complementary

#481A55 #45551A #1A552B

monochromatic

#140717 #200C26 #481A55 #702884 #9737B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.51

#481A55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#481A55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A55

13.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A55	1.00	13.51	1.55	13.51
#FFFFFF	13.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072B57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D3054

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482435

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.110 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a85',
    500: '#481a55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a55;
$custom-light: #7d5a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.78,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31645,
    "c": 0.10977,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A55

secondary

#508B40

accent

#DD4B6B

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A55

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

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