#481B5B#481B5B
#481B5B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.115 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #481B5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 27, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 54%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 70%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 70.3%, 0%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.71, 32.83, -29.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.71, 43.98, 318.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.21% 0.0802 -0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.21% 0.115 314.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9524, 2.9171, 10.1977) |
| Luminance | 0.0292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 4.64
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 5.36
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.08
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 6.28
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 6.41
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#481B5B #2E5B1B
analogous
#281B5B #481B5B #5B1B4E
triadic
#481B5B #5B481B #1B5B48
tetradic
#481B5B #5B281B #2E5B1B #1B4E5B
square
#481B5B #5B281B #2E5B1B #1B4E5B
split-complementary
#481B5B #4E5B1B #1B5B28
monochromatic
#130718 #230D2C #481B5B #6D298A #9337B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.26
#481B5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.58
#481B5B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #481B5B
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##481B5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##481B5B | 1.00 | 13.26 | 1.58 | 13.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002D5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#183159
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#462738
Achromatopsia (no color)
#303030
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #481b5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.115 314.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d5b8a',
500: '#481b5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #481b5b; $custom-light: #7d5b8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#481b5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 27,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.188,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 23.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3221,
"c": 0.11488,
"h": 314.3
},
"luminance": 0.02917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#481B5B
secondary
#599141
accent
#DE4A76
background
#F7F5F8
surface
#EEE9F0
border
#C9C5CB
text
#0A040C
muted
#7C797D