#481A5D#481A5D

#481A5D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.119 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A5D
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 93)
HSL	hsl(281, 56%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 72%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.67, 33.82, -30.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.67, 45.65, 317.81°)
OKLab	oklab(32.23% 0.0813 -0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(32.23% 0.119 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.0173, 2.9070, 10.6506)
Luminance	0.0291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.76

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A5D #2F5D1A

analogous

#261A5D #481A5D #5D1A50

triadic

#481A5D #5D481A #1A5D48

tetradic

#481A5D #5D261A #2F5D1A #1A505D

square

#481A5D #5D261A #2F5D1A #1A505D

split-complementary

#481A5D #505D1A #1A5D26

monochromatic

#130718 #230D2D #481A5D #6D278D #9235BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.28

#481A5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#481A5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A5D

13.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A5D	1.00	13.28	1.58	13.28
#FFFFFF	13.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15315B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462739

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.119 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5b8b',
    500: '#481a5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a5d;
$custom-light: #7e5b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.194,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32226,
    "c": 0.11863,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A5D

secondary

#5A9340

accent

#E04878

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A5D

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

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