#481D7C#481D7C

#481D7C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.150 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D7C
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 124)
HSL	hsl(267, 62%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(267, 77%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 76.6%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.69, 40.26, -45.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.69, 61.04, 311.27°)
OKLab	oklab(35.16% 0.0727 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(35.16% 0.15 299)
XYZ	xyz(6.7490, 3.7116, 19.4257)
Luminance	0.0371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.91

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D7C #517C1D

analogous

#1D217C #481D7C #781D7C

triadic

#481D7C #7C481D #1D7C48

tetradic

#481D7C #7C1D21 #517C1D #1D7C78

square

#481D7C #7C1D21 #517C1D #1D7C78

split-complementary

#481D7C #7C781D #217C1D

monochromatic

#0E0619 #2B114A #481D7C #6529AE #8341D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.05

#481D7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#481D7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D7C

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D7C	1.00	12.05	1.74	12.05
#FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00367F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00357A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B354B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.150 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805ea3',
    500: '#481d7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d7c;
$custom-light: #805ea3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.158,
    "s": 62.092,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35164,
    "c": 0.1499,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.03712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D7C

secondary

#7FB045

accent

#E5439C

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D7C

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

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