#481D8F#481D8F

#481D8F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.171 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D8F
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 143)
HSL	hsl(263, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(263, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 79.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.45, 45.40, -54.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.45, 71.27, 309.57°)
OKLab	oklab(36.93% 0.0674 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(36.93% 0.171 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.0684, 4.2393, 26.3744)
Luminance	0.0424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D8F #648F1D

analogous

#1D2B8F #481D8F #811D8F

triadic

#481D8F #8F481D #1D8F48

tetradic

#481D8F #8F1D2B #648F1D #1D8F81

square

#481D8F #8F1D2B #648F1D #1D8F81

split-complementary

#481D8F #8F811D #2B8F1D

monochromatic

#150829 #2E135C #481D8F #6227C2 #824CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.36

#481D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#481D8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D8F

11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D8F	1.00	11.36	1.85	11.36
#FFFFFF	11.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00388D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#323D56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.171 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835fb1',
    500: '#481d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d8f;
$custom-light: #835fb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.632,
    "s": 66.279,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36932,
    "c": 0.17147,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D8F

secondary

#92BD4B

accent

#E93FA9

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0E9F6

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0B0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D8F

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

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