#481C89#481C89

#481C89 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.166 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C89
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 137)
HSL	hsl(264, 66%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(264, 80%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 79.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.72, 44.23, -52.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.72, 68.56, 310.17°)
OKLab	oklab(36.25% 0.07 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(36.25% 0.166 295)
XYZ	xyz(7.6019, 4.0142, 24.0363)
Luminance	0.0401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C89 #5D891C

analogous

#1C2789 #481C89 #7F1C89

triadic

#481C89 #89481C #1C8948

tetradic

#481C89 #891C27 #5D891C #1C897F

square

#481C89 #891C27 #5D891C #1C897F

split-complementary

#481C89 #897F1C #27891C

monochromatic

#130723 #2D1256 #481C89 #6326BC #8246D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.65

#481C89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#481C89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C89

11.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C89	1.00	11.65	1.80	11.65
#FFFFFF	11.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00398C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003787

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#353A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.166 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#825eac',
    500: '#481c89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c89;
$custom-light: #825eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.22,
    "s": 66.061,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36249,
    "c": 0.16573,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.04014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C89

secondary

#8CBB46

accent

#E93FA4

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C89

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

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