#481C5D#481C5D

#481C5D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.116 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C5D
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 93)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.04, 32.79, -30.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.04, 44.49, 317.49°)
OKLab	oklab(32.49% 0.0788 -0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(32.49% 0.116 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0632, 2.9987, 10.6659)
Luminance	0.0300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C5D #315D1C

analogous

#271C5D #481C5D #5D1C51

triadic

#481C5D #5D481C #1C5D48

tetradic

#481C5D #5D271C #315D1C #1C515D

square

#481C5D #5D271C #315D1C #1C515D

split-complementary

#481C5D #515D1C #1C5D27

monochromatic

#120718 #240E2E #481C5D #6C2A8C #9138BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.13

#481C5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#481C5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C5D

13.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C5D	1.00	13.13	1.60	13.13
#FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17315B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462939

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.116 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5c8b',
    500: '#481c5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c5d;
$custom-light: #7d5c8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.615,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32493,
    "c": 0.1156,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C5D

secondary

#5C9242

accent

#DD4B7A

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C5D

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

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