#481E6D#481E6D

#481E6D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.131 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E6D
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 109)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 72.5%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.62, 35.79, -38.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.62, 52.20, 313.28°)
OKLab	oklab(34.01% 0.0746 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(34.01% 0.131 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.8965, 3.4104, 14.8127)
Luminance	0.0341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481E6D #436D1E

analogous

#211E6D #481E6D #6D1E6B

triadic

#481E6D #6D481E #1E6D48

tetradic

#481E6D #6D211E #436D1E #1E6B6D

square

#481E6D #6D211E #436D1E #1E6B6D

split-complementary

#481E6D #6B6D1E #1E6D21

monochromatic

#100718 #28113D #481E6D #682B9D #873CC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.49

#481E6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#481E6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E6D

12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E6D	1.00	12.49	1.68	12.49
#FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00336F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00346B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#413043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.131 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5d97',
    500: '#481e6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e6d;
$custom-light: #7f5d97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.899,
    "s": 56.835,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34008,
    "c": 0.13122,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E6D

secondary

#70A145

accent

#E0488F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0A040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E6D

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

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