#481B7C#481B7C
#481B7C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.152 H 299.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #481B7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 27, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 64%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 78%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.9%, 78.2%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.36, 41.21, -46.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.36, 62.07, 311.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.93% 0.0746 -0.1327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.93% 0.152 299.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7016, 3.6167, 19.4099) |
| Luminance | 0.0362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 3.53
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 4.42
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 4.69
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.46
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.95
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#481B7C #4F7C1B
analogous
#1B1F7C #481B7C #791B7C
triadic
#481B7C #7C481B #1B7C48
tetradic
#481B7C #7C1B1F #4F7C1B #1B7C79
square
#481B7C #7C1B1F #4F7C1B #1B7C79
split-complementary
#481B7C #7C791B #1F7C1B
monochromatic
#0F0519 #2B104A #481B7C #6526AE #833DD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.19
#481B7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.72
#481B7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #481B7C
12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##481B7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##481B7C | 1.00 | 12.19 | 1.72 | 12.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00357F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00357A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C344A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #481b7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.152 299.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#815da3',
500: '#481b7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #481b7c; $custom-light: #815da3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#481b7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 27,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.835,
"s": 64.238,
"l": 29.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3493,
"c": 0.15221,
"h": 299.3
},
"luminance": 0.03617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#481B7C
secondary
#7DB043
accent
#E7419A
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#EFE9F4
border
#CAC5CE
text
#0B040F
muted
#7C797F