#481B5C#481B5C

#481B5C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.116 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B5C
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 92)
HSL	hsl(282, 55%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(282, 71%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 70.7%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.78, 33.08, -29.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.78, 44.53, 317.97°)
OKLab	oklab(32.28% 0.0801 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(32.28% 0.116 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9959, 2.9344, 10.4264)
Luminance	0.0293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B5C #2F5C1B

analogous

#271B5C #481B5C #5C1B4F

triadic

#481B5C #5C481B #1B5C48

tetradic

#481B5C #5C271B #2F5C1B #1B4F5C

square

#481B5C #5C271B #2F5C1B #1B4F5C

split-complementary

#481B5C #4F5C1B #1B5C27

monochromatic

#130718 #230D2D #481B5C #6D298B #9237BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.23

#481B5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#481B5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B5C

13.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B5C	1.00	13.23	1.59	13.23
#FFFFFF	13.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17315A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462839

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.116 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b8a',
    500: '#481b5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b5c;
$custom-light: #7d5b8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 54.622,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32284,
    "c": 0.116,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B5C

secondary

#5A9241

accent

#DE4A77

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B5C

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

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