#481C79#481C79

#481C79 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.148 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C79
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 121)
HSL	hsl(268, 62%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(268, 77%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 76.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.26, 39.95, -44.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.26, 59.93, 311.80°)
OKLab	oklab(34.78% 0.0744 -0.1275)
OKLCH	oklch(34.78% 0.148 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.5381, 3.5886, 18.4337)
Luminance	0.0359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.93

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C79 #4D791C

analogous

#1C1F79 #481C79 #771C79

triadic

#481C79 #79481C #1C7948

tetradic

#481C79 #791C1F #4D791C #1C7977

square

#481C79 #791C1F #4D791C #1C7977

split-complementary

#481C79 #79771C #1F791C

monochromatic

#0F0619 #2A1047 #481C79 #6628AB #843DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.22

#481C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#481C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C79

12.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C79	1.00	12.22	1.72	12.22
#FFFFFF	12.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00357C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003577

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D3449

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.148 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805da0',
    500: '#481c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c79;
$custom-light: #805da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.387,
    "s": 62.416,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34778,
    "c": 0.14765,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C79

secondary

#7BAD44

accent

#E54298

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C79

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

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