#481B59#481B59

#481B59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.113 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B59
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 89)
HSL	hsl(284, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(284, 70%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 69.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.57, 32.36, -28.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.57, 42.89, 318.98°)
OKLab	oklab(32.07% 0.0803 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(32.07% 0.113 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.8673, 2.8830, 9.7493)
Luminance	0.0288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 6.48

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B59 #2C591B

analogous

#291B59 #481B59 #591B4B

triadic

#481B59 #59481B #1B5948

tetradic

#481B59 #59291B #2C591B #1B4B59

square

#481B59 #59291B #2C591B #1B4B59

split-complementary

#481B59 #4B591B #1B5929

monochromatic

#130717 #220D2A #481B59 #6E2988 #9437B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.32

#481B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#481B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B59

13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B59	1.00	13.32	1.58	13.32
#FFFFFF	13.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#032D5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A3158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.113 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b88',
    500: '#481b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b59;
$custom-light: #7d5b88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.548,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32065,
    "c": 0.11263,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B59

secondary

#568F41

accent

#DD4B73

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B59

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

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