#481C81#481C81

#481C81 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.157 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C81
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 129)
HSL	hsl(266, 64%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(266, 78%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.2%, 78.3%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.98, 42.08, -48.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.98, 64.27, 310.89°)
OKLab	oklab(35.5% 0.0723 -0.139)
OKLCH	oklch(35.5% 0.157 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.0492, 3.7931, 21.1254)
Luminance	0.0379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C81 #55811C

analogous

#1C2281 #481C81 #7A1C81

triadic

#481C81 #81481C #1C8148

tetradic

#481C81 #811C22 #55811C #1C817A

square

#481C81 #811C22 #55811C #1C817A

split-complementary

#481C81 #817A1C #22811C

monochromatic

#10061C #2C114F #481C81 #6427B3 #8242D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.94

#481C81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#481C81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C81

11.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C81	1.00	11.94	1.76	11.94
#FFFFFF	11.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003784

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00367F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39374D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.157 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815da6',
    500: '#481c81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c81;
$custom-light: #815da6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.139,
    "s": 64.331,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35501,
    "c": 0.15673,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C81

secondary

#84B444

accent

#E7409F

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C81

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

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