#481F5E#481F5E

#481F5E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.112 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F5E
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 94)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 67%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.70, 31.42, -29.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.70, 43.22, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(32.99% 0.0747 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(32.99% 0.112 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.1825, 3.1660, 10.9256)
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

#481F5E #355E1F

analogous

#291F5E #481F5E #5E1F55

triadic

#481F5E #5E481F #1F5E48

tetradic

#481F5E #5E291F #355E1F #1F555E

square

#481F5E #5E291F #355E1F #1F555E

split-complementary

#481F5E #555E1F #1F5E29

monochromatic

#120817 #251030 #481F5E #6B2E8C #8F3DBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#481F5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#481F5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F5E

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F5E	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#043060

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A335D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#452B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.112 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5d8c',
    500: '#481f5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f5e;
$custom-light: #7d5d8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.048,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32991,
    "c": 0.11202,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F5E

secondary

#619346

accent

#DA4E7F

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F5E

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

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