#481E61#481E61

#481E61 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.117 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E61
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 97)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.71, 32.72, -31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.71, 45.50, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(33.07% 0.0759 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(33.07% 0.117 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.2940, 3.1694, 11.6398)
Luminance	0.0317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481E61 #37611E

analogous

#271E61 #481E61 #611E59

triadic

#481E61 #61481E #1E6148

tetradic

#481E61 #61271E #37611E #1E5961

square

#481E61 #61271E #37611E #1E5961

split-complementary

#481E61 #59611E #1E6127

monochromatic

#110717 #251032 #481E61 #6B2C90 #8D3BBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.85

#481E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#481E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E61

12.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E61	1.00	12.85	1.63	12.85
#FFFFFF	12.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003063

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15335F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#452B3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.117 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5d8e',
    500: '#481e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e61;
$custom-light: #7e5d8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.612,
    "s": 52.756,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33068,
    "c": 0.11714,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E61

secondary

#639645

accent

#DC4C82

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E61

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

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