#481C5B#481C5B

#481C5B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.113 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C5B
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 91)
HSL	hsl(282, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(282, 69%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 69.2%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.90, 32.31, -28.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.90, 43.39, 318.14°)
OKLab	oklab(32.35% 0.0789 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(32.35% 0.113 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.9758, 2.9637, 10.2054)
Luminance	0.0296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C5B #2F5B1C

analogous

#281C5B #481C5B #5B1C4E

triadic

#481C5B #5B481C #1C5B48

tetradic

#481C5B #5B281C #2F5B1C #1C4E5B

square

#481C5B #5B281C #2F5B1C #1C4E5B

split-complementary

#481C5B #4E5B1C #1C5B28

monochromatic

#130717 #230E2C #481C5B #6D2A8A #9239B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.18

#481C5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#481C5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C5B

13.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C5B	1.00	13.18	1.59	13.18
#FFFFFF	13.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022E5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19315A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.113 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5c8a',
    500: '#481c5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c5b;
$custom-light: #7d5c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.905,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32346,
    "c": 0.11332,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C5B

secondary

#5A9042

accent

#DC4B77

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C5B

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

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