#481B50#481B50

#481B50 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.103 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B50
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 80)
HSL	hsl(291, 50%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(291, 66%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 66.3%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.98, 30.29, -23.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.98, 38.06, 322.74°)
OKLab	oklab(31.44% 0.0802 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(31.44% 0.103 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.5122, 2.7410, 7.8792)
Luminance	0.0274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B50 #23501B

analogous

#2D1B50 #481B50 #501B3D

triadic

#481B50 #50481B #1B5048

tetradic

#481B50 #502D1B #23501B #1B3D50

square

#481B50 #502D1B #23501B #1B3D50

split-complementary

#481B50 #3D501B #1B502D

monochromatic

#150817 #1F0C22 #481B50 #712A7E #9A3AAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.56

#481B50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#481B50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B50

13.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B50	1.00	13.56	1.55	13.56
#FFFFFF	13.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F2B52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#21304F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#492332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.103 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b81',
    500: '#481b50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b50;
$custom-light: #7d5b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.943,
    "s": 49.533,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31443,
    "c": 0.10267,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B50

secondary

#4B8641

accent

#D94F64

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B50

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

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