#481AA0#481AA0

#481AA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.193 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481AA0
RGB	rgb(72, 26, 160)
HSL	hsl(261, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(261, 84%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 83.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.73, 51.25, -63.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.73, 81.43, 309.00°)
OKLab	oklab(38.33% 0.0636 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(38.33% 0.193 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3852, 4.6541, 33.6547)
Luminance	0.0466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481AA0 #72A01A

analogous

#1A2FA0 #481AA0 #8B1AA0

triadic

#481AA0 #A0481A #1AA048

tetradic

#481AA0 #A01A2F #72A01A #1AA08B

square

#481AA0 #A01A2F #72A01A #1AA08B

split-complementary

#481AA0 #A08B1A #2FA01A

monochromatic

#190937 #30116B #481AA0 #6023D5 #8352E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.88

#481AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#481AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481AA0

10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481AA0	1.00	10.88	1.93	10.88
#FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24435F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 26, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.193 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865ebd',
    500: '#481aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481aa0;
$custom-light: #865ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.597,
    "s": 72.043,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38332,
    "c": 0.19286,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481AA0

secondary

#9DC550

accent

#EF39B0

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0512

muted

#7D7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #481AA0

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

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