#481A56#481A56

#481A56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.111 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A56
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 86)
HSL	hsl(286, 54%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(286, 70%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 69.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.18, 32.18, -26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.18, 41.86, 320.24°)
OKLab	oklab(31.72% 0.0817 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(31.72% 0.111 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.7214, 2.7886, 9.0918)
Luminance	0.0279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A56 #28561A

analogous

#2A1A56 #481A56 #561A46

triadic

#481A56 #56481A #1A5648

tetradic

#481A56 #562A1A #28561A #1A4656

square

#481A56 #562A1A #28561A #1A4656

split-complementary

#481A56 #46561A #1A562A

monochromatic

#140717 #210C27 #481A56 #6F2885 #9736B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.48

#481A56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.56

#481A56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A56

13.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A56	1.00	13.48	1.56	13.48
#FFFFFF	13.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#062C58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C3055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482535

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.111 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a86',
    500: '#481a56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a56;
$custom-light: #7d5a86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286,
    "s": 53.571,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31715,
    "c": 0.11088,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A56

secondary

#528C40

accent

#DD4B6D

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A56

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

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