#481C77#481C77

#481C77 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.145 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C77
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 119)
HSL	hsl(269, 62%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(269, 76%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 76.5%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.09, 39.42, -43.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.09, 58.83, 312.07°)
OKLab	oklab(34.6% 0.0749 -0.1246)
OKLCH	oklch(34.6% 0.145 301)
XYZ	xyz(6.4167, 3.5401, 17.7944)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.11

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C77 #4B771C

analogous

#1C1E77 #481C77 #761C77

triadic

#481C77 #77481C #1C7748

tetradic

#481C77 #771C1E #4B771C #1C7776

square

#481C77 #771C1E #4B771C #1C7776

split-complementary

#481C77 #77761C #1E771C

monochromatic

#0F0619 #2A1045 #481C77 #6628A9 #843CD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.30

#481C77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#481C77 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C77

12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C77	1.00	12.30	1.71	12.30
#FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00347A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003475

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.145 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805d9f',
    500: '#481c77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c77;
$custom-light: #805d9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.011,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34602,
    "c": 0.14538,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.0354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C77

secondary

#79AB44

accent

#E54397

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C77

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

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