#481E42#481E42

#481E42 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.1% C 0.083 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E42
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 66)
HSL	hsl(309, 41%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(309, 58%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 8.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.80, 25.64, -13.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.80, 29.09, 331.82°)
OKLab	oklab(31.06% 0.0736 -0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(31.06% 0.083 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.1201, 2.6999, 5.4573)
Luminance	0.0270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481E42 #1E4824

analogous

#391E48 #481E42 #481E2D

triadic

#481E42 #42481E #1E4248

tetradic

#481E42 #48391E #1E4824 #1E2D48

square

#481E42 #48391E #1E4824 #1E2D48

split-complementary

#481E42 #2D481E #1E4839

monochromatic

#160914 #1D0C1A #481E42 #73306A #9E4291

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.64

#481E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#481E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E42

13.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E42	1.00	13.64	1.54	13.64
#FFFFFF	13.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2A43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#293041

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B212D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.1% 0.083 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c5c76',
    500: '#481e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e42;
$custom-light: #7c5c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.571,
    "s": 41.176,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31055,
    "c": 0.08253,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E42

secondary

#457D4D

accent

#D16857

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9ED

border

#C9C5C8

text

#0A0408

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E42

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