#481BB4#481BB4

#481BB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.214 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481BB4
RGB	rgb(72, 27, 180)
HSL	hsl(258, 74%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(258, 85%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 85%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.00, 56.22, -71.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.00, 91.03, 308.14°)
OKLab	oklab(40.52% 0.0556 -0.2063)
OKLCH	oklch(40.52% 0.214 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.3001, 5.4561, 43.6289)
Luminance	0.0546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481BB4 #87B41B

analogous

#1B3AB4 #481BB4 #941BB4

triadic

#481BB4 #B4481B #1BB448

tetradic

#481BB4 #B41B3A #87B41B #1BB494

square

#481BB4 #B41B3A #87B41B #1BB494

split-complementary

#481BB4 #B4941B #3AB41B

monochromatic

#1D0B4A #33137F #481BB4 #612DDF #8962E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.04

#481BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#481BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481BB4

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481BB4	1.00	10.04	2.09	10.04
#FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 27, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.214 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8960cc',
    500: '#481bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481bb4;
$custom-light: #8960cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40524,
    "c": 0.21366,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481BB4

secondary

#ACCC5F

accent

#F137BA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0514

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #481BB4

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

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