#481D8C#481D8C

#481D8C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.168 H 294.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D8C
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 140)
HSL	hsl(263, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(263, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 79.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.16, 44.59, -53.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.16, 69.67, 309.79°)
OKLab	oklab(36.64% 0.0683 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(36.64% 0.168 294)
XYZ	xyz(7.8442, 4.1497, 25.1935)
Luminance	0.0415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D8C #618C1D

analogous

#1D2A8C #481D8C #7F1D8C

triadic

#481D8C #8C481D #1D8C48

tetradic

#481D8C #8C1D2A #618C1D #1D8C7F

square

#481D8C #8C1D2A #618C1D #1D8C7F

split-complementary

#481D8C #8C7F1D #2A8C1D

monochromatic

#140827 #2E1259 #481D8C #6228BF #824AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.48

#481D8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#481D8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D8C

11.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D8C	1.00	11.48	1.83	11.48
#FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#333C54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.168 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835eaf',
    500: '#481d8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d8c;
$custom-light: #835eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.243,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36644,
    "c": 0.16809,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.0415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D8C

secondary

#8FBC49

accent

#E93FA7

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F5

border

#CBC5CF

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D8C

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

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