#481D83#481D83

#481D83 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.158 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D83
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 131)
HSL	hsl(265, 64%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 77.9%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.32, 42.15, -49.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.32, 64.84, 310.54°)
OKLab	oklab(35.8% 0.0709 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(35.8% 0.158 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.2075, 3.8950, 21.8404)
Luminance	0.0389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D83 #58831D

analogous

#1D2583 #481D83 #7B1D83

triadic

#481D83 #83481D #1D8348

tetradic

#481D83 #831D25 #58831D #1D837B

square

#481D83 #831D25 #58831D #1D837B

split-complementary

#481D83 #837B1D #25831D

monochromatic

#11071F #2C1251 #481D83 #6428B5 #8245D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.80

#481D83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#481D83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D83

11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D83	1.00	11.80	1.78	11.80
#FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003886

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003681

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38384F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.158 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815ea8',
    500: '#481d83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d83;
$custom-light: #815ea8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.294,
    "s": 63.75,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.358,
    "c": 0.1579,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D83

secondary

#87B646

accent

#E741A1

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D83

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

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