#481C42#481C42

#481C42 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.086 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C42
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 66)
HSL	hsl(308, 44%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(308, 61%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 8.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.37, 26.78, -14.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.37, 30.41, 331.73°)
OKLab	oklab(30.74% 0.0769 -0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(30.74% 0.086 333)
XYZ	xyz(4.0711, 2.6019, 5.4410)
Luminance	0.0260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C42 #1C4822

analogous

#381C48 #481C42 #481C2C

triadic

#481C42 #42481C #1C4248

tetradic

#481C42 #48381C #1C4822 #1C2C48

square

#481C42 #48381C #1C4822 #1C2C48

split-complementary

#481C42 #2C481C #1C4838

monochromatic

#160914 #1C0B1A #481C42 #742D6A #A03E93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.81

#481C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#481C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C42

13.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C42	1.00	13.81	1.52	13.81
#FFFFFF	13.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2943

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#282F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B1F2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.086 333.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c5b76',
    500: '#481c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c42;
$custom-light: #7c5b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.182,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30741,
    "c": 0.08631,
    "h": 333
  },
  "luminance": 0.02602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C42

secondary

#427D4A

accent

#D46554

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9ED

border

#C9C5C8

text

#0A0408

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C42

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