#481C5F#481C5F

#481C5F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.118 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C5F
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 95)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 70.5%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.18, 33.28, -31.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.18, 45.59, 316.89°)
OKLab	oklab(32.64% 0.0786 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(32.64% 0.118 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.1529, 3.0346, 11.1385)
Luminance	0.0303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 5.31

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C5F #335F1C

analogous

#271C5F #481C5F #5F1C55

triadic

#481C5F #5F481C #1C5F48

tetradic

#481C5F #5F271C #335F1C #1C555F

square

#481C5F #5F271C #335F1C #1C555F

split-complementary

#481C5F #555F1C #1C5F27

monochromatic

#120718 #240E30 #481C5F #6C2A8E #9038BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.07

#481C5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#481C5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C5F

13.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C5F	1.00	13.07	1.61	13.07
#FFFFFF	13.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15325D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45293B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.118 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5c8d',
    500: '#481c5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c5f;
$custom-light: #7e5c8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.403,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32642,
    "c": 0.11789,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C5F

secondary

#5F9442

accent

#DE4A7D

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C5F

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

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