#481B51#481B51

#481B51 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.5% C 0.104 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B51
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 81)
HSL	hsl(290, 50%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(290, 67%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.04, 30.51, -23.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.04, 38.59, 322.26°)
OKLab	oklab(31.51% 0.0802 -0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(31.51% 0.104 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.5494, 2.7559, 8.0753)
Luminance	0.0276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B51 #24511B

analogous

#2D1B51 #481B51 #511B3F

triadic

#481B51 #51481B #1B5148

tetradic

#481B51 #512D1B #24511B #1B3F51

square

#481B51 #512D1B #24511B #1B3F51

split-complementary

#481B51 #3F511B #1B512D

monochromatic

#140817 #1F0C23 #481B51 #712A7F #9A3AAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.54

#481B51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#481B51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B51

13.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B51	1.00	13.54	1.55	13.54
#FFFFFF	13.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E2B53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203050

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#492433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.5% 0.104 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b82',
    500: '#481b51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b51;
$custom-light: #7d5b82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31509,
    "c": 0.10377,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B51

secondary

#4D8741

accent

#DA4E65

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B51

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

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