#481C83#481C83

#481C83 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.159 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C83
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 131)
HSL	hsl(266, 65%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(266, 79%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 78.6%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.16, 42.61, -49.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.16, 65.35, 310.70°)
OKLab	oklab(35.69% 0.0718 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(35.69% 0.159 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.1834, 3.8468, 21.8324)
Luminance	0.0385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C83 #57831C

analogous

#1C2383 #481C83 #7B1C83

triadic

#481C83 #83481C #1C8348

tetradic

#481C83 #831C23 #57831C #1C837B

square

#481C83 #831C23 #57831C #1C837B

split-complementary

#481C83 #837B1C #23831C

monochromatic

#11061E #2C1151 #481C83 #6427B5 #8243D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.87

#481C83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#481C83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C83

11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C83	1.00	11.87	1.77	11.87
#FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003886

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003681

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38384F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.159 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815da8',
    500: '#481c83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c83;
$custom-light: #815da8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.631,
    "s": 64.78,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35685,
    "c": 0.15899,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C83

secondary

#86B645

accent

#E840A0

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B0410

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C83

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

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