#481B4E#481B4E

#481B4E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.3% C 0.101 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B4E
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 78)
HSL	hsl(293, 49%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(293, 65%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 65.4%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.85, 29.85, -21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.85, 37.01, 323.75°)
OKLab	oklab(31.31% 0.0801 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(31.31% 0.101 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.4394, 2.7119, 7.4959)
Luminance	0.0271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B4E #214E1B

analogous

#2E1B4E #481B4E #4E1B3A

triadic

#481B4E #4E481B #1B4E48

tetradic

#481B4E #4E2E1B #214E1B #1B3A4E

square

#481B4E #4E2E1B #214E1B #1B3A4E

split-complementary

#481B4E #3A4E1B #1B4E2E

monochromatic

#150817 #1E0B21 #481B4E #722B7B #9C3AA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.62

#481B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#481B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B4E

13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B4E	1.00	13.62	1.54	13.62
#FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#112A50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22304D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#492231

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.3% 0.101 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5a80',
    500: '#481b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b4e;
$custom-light: #7d5a80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.941,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31312,
    "c": 0.10051,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B4E

secondary

#498441

accent

#D85060

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B4E

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