#481F79#481F79

#481F79 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.144 H 299.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F79
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 121)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(267, 74%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 74.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.79, 38.46, -43.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.79, 58.31, 311.28°)
OKLab	oklab(35.15% 0.0713 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(35.15% 0.144 299.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.6128, 3.7381, 18.4586)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.53

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F79 #50791F

analogous

#1F2379 #481F79 #751F79

triadic

#481F79 #79481F #1F7948

tetradic

#481F79 #791F23 #50791F #1F7975

square

#481F79 #791F23 #50791F #1F7975

split-complementary

#481F79 #79751F #23791F

monochromatic

#0E0618 #2B1348 #481F79 #652BAA #8343CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.02

#481F79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#481F79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F79

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F79	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)

#00367C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003677

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D354A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.144 299.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#805fa0',
    500: '#481f79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f79;
$custom-light: #805fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.333,
    "s": 59.211,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35149,
    "c": 0.14398,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F79

secondary

#7EAC47

accent

#E2459B

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F79

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

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