#481D59#481D59

#481D59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.109 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D59
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 89)
HSL	hsl(283, 51%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(283, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 67.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.96, 31.30, -27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.96, 41.68, 318.66°)
OKLab	oklab(32.34% 0.0775 -0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(32.34% 0.109 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.9147, 2.9779, 9.7652)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D59 #2E591D

analogous

#2A1D59 #481D59 #591D4C

triadic

#481D59 #59481D #1D5948

tetradic

#481D59 #592A1D #2E591D #1D4C59

square

#481D59 #592A1D #2E591D #1D4C59

split-complementary

#481D59 #4C591D #1D592A

monochromatic

#130817 #230E2B #481D59 #6D2C87 #933BB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.16

#481D59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#481D59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D59

13.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D59	1.00	13.16	1.60	13.16
#FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#082E5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C3158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.109 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5c88',
    500: '#481d59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d59;
$custom-light: #7d5c88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32344,
    "c": 0.10943,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D59

secondary

#598E44

accent

#DA4D75

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D59

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

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