#481B6B#481B6B

#481B6B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.133 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B6B
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 107)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 74.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.92, 36.79, -37.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.92, 52.78, 314.19°)
OKLab	oklab(33.46% 0.0784 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(33.46% 0.133 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.7177, 3.2232, 14.2280)
Luminance	0.0322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B6B #3E6B1B

analogous

#201B6B #481B6B #6B1B66

triadic

#481B6B #6B481B #1B6B48

tetradic

#481B6B #6B201B #3E6B1B #1B666B

square

#481B6B #6B201B #3E6B1B #1B666B

split-complementary

#481B6B #666B1B #1B6B20

monochromatic

#100618 #270F3A #481B6B #69279C #8A35CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.77

#481B6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#481B6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B6B

12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B6B	1.00	12.77	1.64	12.77
#FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00316D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003269

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#422E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.133 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5c96',
    500: '#481b6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b6b;
$custom-light: #7f5c96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 59.701,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33458,
    "c": 0.133,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B6B

secondary

#6BA042

accent

#E3458A

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0A040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B6B

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

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