#481B9F#481B9F

#481B9F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.191 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481B9F
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 159)
HSL	hsl(260, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(260, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 83%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.76, 50.59, -62.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.76, 80.50, 308.93°)
OKLab	oklab(38.32% 0.0634 -0.1802)
OKLCH	oklch(38.32% 0.191 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3206, 4.6643, 33.2034)
Luminance	0.0466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481B9F #729F1B

analogous

#1B309F #481B9F #8A1B9F

triadic

#481B9F #9F481B #1B9F48

tetradic

#481B9F #9F1B30 #729F1B #1B9F8A

square

#481B9F #9F1B30 #729F1B #1B9F8A

split-complementary

#481B9F #9F8A1B #309F1B

monochromatic

#190936 #30126B #481B9F #6024D3 #8353E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.86

#481B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#481B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481B9F

10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481B9F	1.00	10.86	1.93	10.86
#FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25435F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.191 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865fbd',
    500: '#481b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481b9f;
$custom-light: #865fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.455,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38322,
    "c": 0.19097,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481B9F

secondary

#9DC551

accent

#EE3AB0

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0512

muted

#7D7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #481B9F

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

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