#481B48#481B48

#481B48 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.094 H 327.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B48
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 72)
HSL	hsl(300, 45%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(300, 63%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.50, 28.56, -18.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.50, 33.94, 327.29°)
OKLab	oklab(30.94% 0.0795 -0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(30.94% 0.094 327.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.2341, 2.6297, 6.4142)
Luminance	0.0263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B48 #1B481B

analogous

#321B48 #481B48 #481B32

triadic

#481B48 #48481B #1B4848

tetradic

#481B48 #48321B #1B481B #1B3248

square

#481B48 #48321B #1B481B #1B3248

split-complementary

#481B48 #32481B #1B4832

monochromatic

#160816 #1B0A1B #481B48 #752C75 #A13CA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.76

#481B48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#481B48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B48

13.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B48	1.00	13.76	1.53	13.76
#FFFFFF	13.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#162949

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#252F47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A202E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.094 327.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a7b',
    500: '#481b48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b48;
$custom-light: #7d5a7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30937,
    "c": 0.09417,
    "h": 327.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B48

secondary

#417E41

accent

#D55353

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B48

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

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