#481CB4#481CB4

#481CB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.213 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481CB4
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 180)
HSL	hsl(257, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(257, 84%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 84.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.12, 55.85, -71.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.12, 90.63, 308.04°)
OKLab	oklab(40.61% 0.0551 -0.2057)
OKLCH	oklch(40.61% 0.213 285)
XYZ	xyz(11.3234, 5.5028, 43.6366)
Luminance	0.0550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481CB4 #88B41C

analogous

#1C3CB4 #481CB4 #941CB4

triadic

#481CB4 #B4481C #1CB448

tetradic

#481CB4 #B41C3C #88B41C #1CB494

square

#481CB4 #B41C3C #88B41C #1CB494

split-complementary

#481CB4 #B4941C #3CB41C

monochromatic

#1E0C4A #33147F #481CB4 #622FDF #8A64E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.00

#481CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#481CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481CB4

10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481CB4	1.00	10.00	2.10	10.00
#FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.213 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8961cc',
    500: '#481cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481cb4;
$custom-light: #8961cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.368,
    "s": 73.077,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40609,
    "c": 0.21298,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.05504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481CB4

secondary

#ADCC60

accent

#F038BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0514

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #481CB4

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

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