#481D6D#481D6D

#481D6D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.133 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D6D
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 109)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 73.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.43, 36.30, -38.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.43, 52.77, 313.46°)
OKLab	oklab(33.88% 0.0757 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(33.88% 0.133 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.8715, 3.3606, 14.8044)
Luminance	0.0336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D6D #426D1D

analogous

#201D6D #481D6D #6D1D6A

triadic

#481D6D #6D481D #1D6D48

tetradic

#481D6D #6D201D #426D1D #1D6A6D

square

#481D6D #6D201D #426D1D #1D6A6D

split-complementary

#481D6D #6A6D1D #1D6D20

monochromatic

#100618 #28103D #481D6D #682A9D #883ACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.56

#481D6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#481D6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D6D

12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D6D	1.00	12.56	1.67	12.56
#FFFFFF	12.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00326F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#412F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.133 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5d97',
    500: '#481d6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d6d;
$custom-light: #7f5d97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.25,
    "s": 57.971,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33877,
    "c": 0.1326,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D6D

secondary

#6FA244

accent

#E1478E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0A040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D6D

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

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