#481F8D#481F8D

#481F8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.167 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F8D
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 141)
HSL	hsl(262, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(262, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 78%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.58, 43.93, -53.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.58, 69.21, 309.40°)
OKLab	oklab(36.96% 0.0663 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(36.96% 0.167 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.9689, 4.2805, 25.6005)
Luminance	0.0428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 6.85

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F8D #648D1F

analogous

#1F2D8D #481F8D #7F1F8D

triadic

#481F8D #8D481F #1F8D48

tetradic

#481F8D #8D1F2D #648D1F #1F8D7F

square

#481F8D #8D1F2D #648D1F #1F8D7F

split-complementary

#481F8D #8D7F1F #2D8D1F

monochromatic

#150929 #2E145B #481F8D #622ABF #824ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.31

#481F8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#481F8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F8D

11.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F8D	1.00	11.31	1.86	11.31
#FFFFFF	11.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00388B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#333D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.167 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8360af',
    500: '#481f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f8d;
$custom-light: #8360af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.364,
    "s": 63.953,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36965,
    "c": 0.16715,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F8D

secondary

#92BB4D

accent

#E741A9

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F8D

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

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