#481F5D#481F5D

#481F5D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.111 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F5D
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 93)
HSL	hsl(280, 50%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.63, 31.18, -29.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.63, 42.66, 316.96°)
OKLab	oklab(32.92% 0.0747 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(32.92% 0.111 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.1379, 3.1481, 10.6908)
Luminance	0.0315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F5D #345D1F

analogous

#291F5D #481F5D #5D1F53

triadic

#481F5D #5D481F #1F5D48

tetradic

#481F5D #5D291F #345D1F #1F535D

square

#481F5D #5D291F #345D1F #1F535D

split-complementary

#481F5D #535D1F #1F5D29

monochromatic

#120817 #24102F #481F5D #6C2E8B #8F3EB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.89

#481F5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#481F5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F5D

12.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F5D	1.00	12.89	1.63	12.89
#FFFFFF	12.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#06305F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B335C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.111 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5d8b',
    500: '#481f5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f5d;
$custom-light: #7d5d8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.677,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32919,
    "c": 0.11084,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F5D

secondary

#609246

accent

#DA4E7D

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F5D

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

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