#481B5F#481B5F

#481B5F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.119 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B5F
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 95)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.00, 33.80, -31.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.00, 46.17, 317.06°)
OKLab	oklab(32.51% 0.0799 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(32.51% 0.119 312)
XYZ	xyz(5.1296, 2.9879, 11.1308)
Luminance	0.0299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 5.18

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B5F #325F1B

analogous

#261B5F #481B5F #5F1B54

triadic

#481B5F #5F481B #1B5F48

tetradic

#481B5F #5F261B #325F1B #1B545F

square

#481B5F #5F261B #325F1B #1B545F

split-complementary

#481B5F #545F1B #1B5F26

monochromatic

#120718 #240D2F #481B5F #6C298F #9036BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.14

#481B5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#481B5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B5F

13.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B5F	1.00	13.14	1.60	13.14
#FFFFFF	13.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14315D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45293A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.119 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5b8d',
    500: '#481b5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b5f;
$custom-light: #7e5b8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.706,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32508,
    "c": 0.11939,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.02988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B5F

secondary

#5D9541

accent

#DF497C

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B5F

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

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