#481C5C#481C5C

#481C5C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.114 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C5C
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 92)
HSL	hsl(281, 53%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 69.6%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.97, 32.55, -29.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.97, 43.94, 317.81°)
OKLab	oklab(32.42% 0.0788 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(32.42% 0.114 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.0192, 2.9811, 10.4341)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C5C #305C1C

analogous

#281C5C #481C5C #5C1C50

triadic

#481C5C #5C481C #1C5C48

tetradic

#481C5C #5C281C #305C1C #1C505C

square

#481C5C #5C281C #305C1C #1C505C

split-complementary

#481C5C #505C1C #1C5C28

monochromatic

#120717 #230E2D #481C5C #6D2A8B #9139BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.16

#481C5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#481C5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C5C

13.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C5C	1.00	13.16	1.60	13.16
#FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#012E5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#18315B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462839

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.114 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5c8a',
    500: '#481c5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c5c;
$custom-light: #7d5c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32419,
    "c": 0.11446,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C5C

secondary

#5B9142

accent

#DD4B79

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C5C

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

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