#481F78#481F78

#481F78 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.143 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F78
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 120)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(268, 74%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 74.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.70, 38.19, -43.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.70, 57.75, 311.40°)
OKLab	oklab(35.06% 0.0715 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(35.06% 0.143 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.5518, 3.7137, 18.1373)
Luminance	0.0371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.61

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F78 #4F781F

analogous

#1F2378 #481F78 #741F78

triadic

#481F78 #78481F #1F7848

tetradic

#481F78 #781F23 #4F781F #1F7874

square

#481F78 #781F23 #4F781F #1F7874

split-complementary

#481F78 #78741F #23781F

monochromatic

#0F0618 #2B1247 #481F78 #652CA9 #8343CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.05

#481F78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#481F78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F78

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F78	1.00	12.05	1.74	12.05
#FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00367B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003676

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D3549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.143 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805ea0',
    500: '#481f78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f78;
$custom-light: #805ea0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.64,
    "s": 58.94,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35062,
    "c": 0.1428,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F78

secondary

#7DAB47

accent

#E2469A

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F78

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

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