#481E5E#481E5E

#481E5E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.114 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E5E
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 94)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.50, 31.97, -29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.50, 43.83, 316.83°)
OKLab	oklab(32.85% 0.076 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(32.85% 0.114 312)
XYZ	xyz(5.1568, 3.1145, 10.9170)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 5.48

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481E5E #345E1E

analogous

#281E5E #481E5E #5E1E54

triadic

#481E5E #5E481E #1E5E48

tetradic

#481E5E #5E281E #345E1E #1E545E

square

#481E5E #5E281E #345E1E #1E545E

split-complementary

#481E5E #545E1E #1E5E28

monochromatic

#120717 #240F30 #481E5E #6C2D8C #8F3CBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.94

#481E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#481E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E5E

12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E5E	1.00	12.94	1.62	12.94
#FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022F60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19325D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#452A3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.114 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5d8c',
    500: '#481e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e5e;
$custom-light: #7d5d8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32846,
    "c": 0.11362,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.03114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E5E

secondary

#609345

accent

#DB4D7E

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E5E

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

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