#481B83#481B83

#481B83 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.160 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B83
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 131)
HSL	hsl(266, 66%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(266, 79%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 79.4%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.00, 43.07, -49.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.00, 65.85, 310.85°)
OKLab	oklab(35.57% 0.0726 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(35.57% 0.16 297)
XYZ	xyz(7.1601, 3.8001, 21.8246)
Luminance	0.0380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B83 #56831B

analogous

#1B2283 #481B83 #7C1B83

triadic

#481B83 #83481B #1B8348

tetradic

#481B83 #831B22 #56831B #1B837C

square

#481B83 #831B22 #56831B #1B837C

split-complementary

#481B83 #837C1B #22831B

monochromatic

#10061E #2C1150 #481B83 #6425B6 #8241D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.93

#481B83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#481B83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B83

11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B83	1.00	11.93	1.76	11.93
#FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003786

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003681

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38374E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.160 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815da8',
    500: '#481b83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b83;
$custom-light: #815da8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.962,
    "s": 65.823,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35574,
    "c": 0.16006,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B83

secondary

#85B643

accent

#E93F9F

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B0410

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B83

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

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