#481B5A#481B5A

#481B5A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.114 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B5A
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 90)
HSL	hsl(283, 54%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 70%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.64, 32.60, -28.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.64, 43.43, 318.63°)
OKLab	oklab(32.14% 0.0802 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(32.14% 0.114 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.9096, 2.8999, 9.9720)
Luminance	0.0290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B5A #2D5A1B

analogous

#281B5A #481B5A #5A1B4C

triadic

#481B5A #5A481B #1B5A48

tetradic

#481B5A #5A281B #2D5A1B #1B4C5A

square

#481B5A #5A281B #2D5A1B #1B4C5A

split-complementary

#481B5A #4C5A1B #1B5A28

monochromatic

#130718 #220D2B #481B5A #6E2989 #9337B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.29

#481B5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#481B5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B5A

13.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B5A	1.00	13.29	1.58	13.29
#FFFFFF	13.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022D5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#193159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472738

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.114 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b89',
    500: '#481b5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b5a;
$custom-light: #7d5b89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32137,
    "c": 0.11375,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B5A

secondary

#589041

accent

#DD4B74

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B5A

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

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