#481B5D#481B5D

#481B5D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.117 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B5D
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 93)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 71%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.85, 33.32, -30.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.85, 45.08, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(32.36% 0.0801 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(32.36% 0.117 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.0399, 2.9520, 10.6581)
Luminance	0.0295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.89

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B5D #305D1B

analogous

#271B5D #481B5D #5D1B51

triadic

#481B5D #5D481B #1B5D48

tetradic

#481B5D #5D271B #305D1B #1B515D

square

#481B5D #5D271B #305D1B #1B515D

split-complementary

#481B5D #515D1B #1B5D27

monochromatic

#120718 #230D2E #481B5D #6D298C #9137BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.20

#481B5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#481B5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B5D

13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B5D	1.00	13.20	1.59	13.20
#FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16315B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462839

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.117 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5b8b',
    500: '#481b5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b5d;
$custom-light: #7e5b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.909,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32358,
    "c": 0.11714,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B5D

secondary

#5B9341

accent

#DE4979

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B5D

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

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