#481D7D#481D7D

#481D7D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.151 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D7D
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 125)
HSL	hsl(267, 62%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(267, 77%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 76.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.78, 40.53, -46.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.78, 61.59, 311.16°)
OKLab	oklab(35.25% 0.0724 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(35.25% 0.151 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.8126, 3.7370, 19.7605)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.86

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D7D #527D1D

analogous

#1D227D #481D7D #781D7D

triadic

#481D7D #7D481D #1D7D48

tetradic

#481D7D #7D1D22 #527D1D #1D7D78

square

#481D7D #7D1D22 #527D1D #1D7D78

split-complementary

#481D7D #7D781D #227D1D

monochromatic

#0F061A #2B114B #481D7D #6529AF #8341D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.02

#481D7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#481D7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D7D

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D7D	1.00	12.02	1.75	12.02
#FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00357B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B364B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.151 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805ea3',
    500: '#481d7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d7d;
$custom-light: #805ea3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.875,
    "s": 62.338,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35254,
    "c": 0.15105,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D7D

secondary

#80B145

accent

#E5429C

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D7D

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

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