#481F96#481F96

#481F96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.177 H 291.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481F96
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 150)
HSL	hsl(261, 66%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(261, 79%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 79.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.44, 46.42, -57.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.44, 74.00, 308.85°)
OKLab	oklab(37.83% 0.0636 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(37.83% 0.177 291)
XYZ	xyz(8.6659, 4.5593, 29.2717)
Luminance	0.0456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481F96 #6D961F

analogous

#1F3296 #481F96 #831F96

triadic

#481F96 #96481F #1F9648

tetradic

#481F96 #961F32 #6D961F #1F9683

square

#481F96 #961F32 #6D961F #1F9683

split-complementary

#481F96 #96831F #32961F

monochromatic

#170A31 #301563 #481F96 #6029C9 #8354DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.98

#481F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#481F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481F96

10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481F96	1.00	10.98	1.91	10.98
#FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D415A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.177 291.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8460b6',
    500: '#481f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481f96;
$custom-light: #8460b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.672,
    "s": 65.746,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37831,
    "c": 0.1774,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.0456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481F96

secondary

#99BF52

accent

#E93FAE

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #481F96

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

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