#481B52#481B52

#481B52 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.105 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B52
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 82)
HSL	hsl(289, 50%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(289, 67%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 67.1%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.10, 30.74, -24.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.10, 39.12, 321.80°)
OKLab	oklab(31.58% 0.0803 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(31.58% 0.105 320)
XYZ	xyz(4.5872, 2.7710, 8.2742)
Luminance	0.0277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B52 #25521B

analogous

#2D1B52 #481B52 #521B41

triadic

#481B52 #52481B #1B5248

tetradic

#481B52 #522D1B #25521B #1B4152

square

#481B52 #522D1B #25521B #1B4152

split-complementary

#481B52 #41521B #1B522D

monochromatic

#140817 #200C24 #481B52 #702A80 #9939AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.51

#481B52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#481B52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B52

13.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B52	1.00	13.51	1.55	13.51
#FFFFFF	13.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D2B54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F3051

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.105 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b83',
    500: '#481b52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b52;
$custom-light: #7d5b83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.091,
    "s": 50.459,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31576,
    "c": 0.10486,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.02771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B52

secondary

#4E8841

accent

#DA4E67

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B52

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

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