#481B56#481B56

#481B56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.9% C 0.109 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B56
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 86)
HSL	hsl(286, 52%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 68.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.37, 31.66, -26.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.37, 41.26, 320.10°)
OKLab	oklab(31.85% 0.0803 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(31.85% 0.109 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.7439, 2.8337, 9.0994)
Luminance	0.0283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B56 #29561B

analogous

#2B1B56 #481B56 #561B47

triadic

#481B56 #56481B #1B5648

tetradic

#481B56 #562B1B #29561B #1B4756

square

#481B56 #562B1B #29561B #1B4756

split-complementary

#481B56 #47561B #1B562B

monochromatic

#130717 #210C27 #481B56 #6F2A85 #9638B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.40

#481B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#481B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B56

13.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B56	1.00	13.40	1.57	13.40
#FFFFFF	13.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#082C58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D3055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472535

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.9% 0.109 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b86',
    500: '#481b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b56;
$custom-light: #7d5b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.763,
    "s": 52.212,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31851,
    "c": 0.10928,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B56

secondary

#538C41

accent

#DC4C6E

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B56

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

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