#481A9E#481A9E

#481A9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.191 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481A9E
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 158)
HSL	hsl(261, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(261, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 83.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.52, 50.72, -62.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.52, 80.42, 309.10°)
OKLab	oklab(38.13% 0.0643 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(38.13% 0.191 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2116, 4.5847, 32.7407)
Luminance	0.0459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481A9E #709E1A

analogous

#1A2E9E #481A9E #8A1A9E

triadic

#481A9E #9E481A #1A9E48

tetradic

#481A9E #9E1A2E #709E1A #1A9E8A

square

#481A9E #9E1A2E #709E1A #1A9E8A

split-complementary

#481A9E #9E8A1A #2E9E1A

monochromatic

#180935 #301169 #481A9E #6023D3 #8350E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.95

#481A9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#481A9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481A9E

10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481A9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481A9E	1.00	10.95	1.92	10.95
#FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26425E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481a9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.191 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855ebc',
    500: '#481a9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481a9e;
$custom-light: #855ebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481a9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.909,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38126,
    "c": 0.19069,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481A9E

secondary

#9CC54F

accent

#EE39AF

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0E9F7

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0C0512

muted

#7D7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #481A9E

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