#481F5F#481F5F

#481F5F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.113 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F5F
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 95)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 67.4%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.77, 31.67, -30.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.77, 43.77, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(33.06% 0.0746 -0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(33.06% 0.113 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.2276, 3.1840, 11.1634)
Luminance	0.0318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 5.77

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F5F #365F1F

analogous

#281F5F #481F5F #5F1F56

triadic

#481F5F #5F481F #1F5F48

tetradic

#481F5F #5F281F #365F1F #1F565F

square

#481F5F #5F281F #365F1F #1F565F

split-complementary

#481F5F #565F1F #1F5F28

monochromatic

#110817 #251031 #481F5F #6B2E8D #8E3DBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.83

#481F5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#481F5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F5F

12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F5F	1.00	12.83	1.64	12.83
#FFFFFF	12.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#033061

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19335E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#452B3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.113 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5d8d',
    500: '#481f5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f5f;
$custom-light: #7d5d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.438,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33064,
    "c": 0.1132,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F5F

secondary

#629446

accent

#DA4E80

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F5F

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

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