#481B53#481B53

#481B53 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.106 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B53
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 83)
HSL	hsl(288, 51%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(288, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 67.5%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.17, 30.97, -24.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.17, 39.65, 321.35°)
OKLab	oklab(31.64% 0.0803 -0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(31.64% 0.106 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.6256, 2.7863, 8.4761)
Luminance	0.0279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B53 #26531B

analogous

#2C1B53 #481B53 #531B42

triadic

#481B53 #53481B #1B5348

tetradic

#481B53 #532C1B #26531B #1B4253

square

#481B53 #532C1B #26531B #1B4253

split-complementary

#481B53 #42531B #1B532C

monochromatic

#140817 #200C25 #481B53 #702A81 #9839AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.49

#481B53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.56

#481B53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B53

13.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B53	1.00	13.49	1.56	13.49
#FFFFFF	13.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C2B55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F3052

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.106 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b84',
    500: '#481b53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b53;
$custom-light: #7d5b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.214,
    "s": 50.909,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31644,
    "c": 0.10596,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B53

secondary

#4F8941

accent

#DA4D69

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B53

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

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