#481D5B#481D5B

#481D5B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.112 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D5B
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 91)
HSL	hsl(282, 52%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.09, 31.78, -28.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.09, 42.78, 317.97°)
OKLab	oklab(32.49% 0.0775 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(32.49% 0.112 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9999, 3.0119, 10.2135)
Luminance	0.0301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D5B #305B1D

analogous

#291D5B #481D5B #5B1D4F

triadic

#481D5B #5B481D #1D5B48

tetradic

#481D5B #5B291D #305B1D #1D4F5B

square

#481D5B #5B291D #305B1D #1D4F5B

split-complementary

#481D5B #4F5B1D #1D5B29

monochromatic

#120717 #230E2D #481D5B #6D2C89 #913BB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.11

#481D5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#481D5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D5B

13.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D5B	1.00	13.11	1.60	13.11
#FFFFFF	13.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#052E5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A325A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462939

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.112 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5c8a',
    500: '#481d5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d5b;
$custom-light: #7d5c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.613,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32486,
    "c": 0.11173,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D5B

secondary

#5B9044

accent

#DB4D78

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D5B

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

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