#481E59#481E59

#481E59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.108 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E59
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 89)
HSL	hsl(283, 50%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.15, 30.75, -27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.15, 41.06, 318.49°)
OKLab	oklab(32.49% 0.0761 -0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(32.49% 0.108 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9396, 3.0277, 9.7735)
Luminance	0.0303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481E59 #2F591E

analogous

#2A1E59 #481E59 #591E4C

triadic

#481E59 #59481E #1E5948

tetradic

#481E59 #592A1E #2F591E #1E4C59

square

#481E59 #592A1E #2F591E #1E4C59

split-complementary

#481E59 #4C591E #1E592A

monochromatic

#130817 #230F2B #481E59 #6D2D87 #923DB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.08

#481E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#481E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E59

13.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E59	1.00	13.08	1.61	13.08
#FFFFFF	13.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2E5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D3258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.108 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5d88',
    500: '#481e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e59;
$custom-light: #7d5d88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.712,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32488,
    "c": 0.10779,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E59

secondary

#5A8E45

accent

#D94F77

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E59

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

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