#481DA8#481DA8

#481DA8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.199 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481DA8
RGB	rgb(72, 29, 168)
HSL	hsl(259, 71%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(259, 83%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 82.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.97, 52.22, -66.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.97, 84.22, 308.31°)
OKLab	oklab(39.44% 0.059 -0.1903)
OKLCH	oklch(39.44% 0.199 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1776, 5.0830, 37.4830)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481DA8 #7DA81D

analogous

#1D37A8 #481DA8 #8D1DA8

triadic

#481DA8 #A8481D #1DA848

tetradic

#481DA8 #A81D37 #7DA81D #1DA88D

square

#481DA8 #A81D37 #7DA81D #1DA88D

split-complementary

#481DA8 #A88D1D #37A81D

monochromatic

#1B0B40 #321474 #481DA8 #5F28DA #865CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#481DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#481DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481DA8

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481DA8	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A4864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 29, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.199 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8760c3',
    500: '#481da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481da8;
$custom-light: #8760c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.561,
    "s": 70.558,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39438,
    "c": 0.1992,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481DA8

secondary

#A5C75A

accent

#ED3AB6

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0EAF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0513

muted

#7D7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #481DA8

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

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