#481C55#481C55

#481C55 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.9% C 0.107 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C55
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 85)
HSL	hsl(286, 50%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(286, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 67.1%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.49, 30.89, -25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.49, 40.12, 320.36°)
OKLab	oklab(31.92% 0.0789 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(31.92% 0.107 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.7272, 2.8643, 8.8964)
Luminance	0.0286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C55 #29551C

analogous

#2C1C55 #481C55 #551C46

triadic

#481C55 #55481C #1C5548

tetradic

#481C55 #552C1C #29551C #1C4655

square

#481C55 #552C1C #29551C #1C4655

split-complementary

#481C55 #46551C #1C552C

monochromatic

#130817 #210D27 #481C55 #6F2B83 #963AB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.35

#481C55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#481C55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C55

13.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C55	1.00	13.35	1.57	13.35
#FFFFFF	13.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B2C57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E3154

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.9% 0.107 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5b85',
    500: '#481c55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c55;
$custom-light: #7d5b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.316,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31922,
    "c": 0.10653,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C55

secondary

#538B42

accent

#DA4E6E

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C55

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

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