#481E7B#481E7B

#481E7B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.148 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E7B
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 123)
HSL	hsl(267, 61%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(267, 76%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.5%, 75.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.78, 39.51, -45.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.78, 59.96, 311.22°)
OKLab	oklab(35.2% 0.0719 -0.1288)
OKLCH	oklch(35.2% 0.148 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.7110, 3.7362, 19.1026)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.18

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481E7B #517B1E

analogous

#1E227B #481E7B #771E7B

triadic

#481E7B #7B481E #1E7B48

tetradic

#481E7B #7B1E22 #517B1E #1E7B77

square

#481E7B #7B1E22 #517B1E #1E7B77

split-complementary

#481E7B #7B771E #227B1E

monochromatic

#0E0619 #2B124A #481E7B #652AAC #8342D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.02

#481E7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#481E7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E7B

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E7B	1.00	12.02	1.75	12.02
#FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00367E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003679

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C354B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.148 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805ea2',
    500: '#481e7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e7b;
$custom-light: #805ea2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.097,
    "s": 60.784,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35198,
    "c": 0.14755,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E7B

secondary

#7FAE46

accent

#E4449C

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F4

border

#CAC5CE

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E7B

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