#481D96#481D96

#481D96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.179 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481D96
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 150)
HSL	hsl(261, 68%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(261, 81%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 80.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.13, 47.31, -58.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.13, 74.96, 309.14°)
OKLab	oklab(37.62% 0.0651 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(37.62% 0.179 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6153, 4.4581, 29.2548)
Luminance	0.0446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481D96 #6B961D

analogous

#1D2F96 #481D96 #841D96

triadic

#481D96 #96481D #1D9648

tetradic

#481D96 #961D2F #6B961D #1D9684

square

#481D96 #961D2F #6B961D #1D9684

split-complementary

#481D96 #96841D #2F961D

monochromatic

#17092F #2F1363 #481D96 #6127C9 #8250DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.10

#481D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#481D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481D96

11.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481D96	1.00	11.10	1.89	11.10
#FFFFFF	11.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003994

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D405A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.179 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845fb6',
    500: '#481d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481d96;
$custom-light: #845fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.322,
    "s": 67.598,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37616,
    "c": 0.1793,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481D96

secondary

#98C04F

accent

#EA3DAD

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #481D96

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

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