#481FB4#481FB4

#481FB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.211 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481FB4
RGB	rgb(72, 31, 180)
HSL	hsl(257, 71%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(257, 83%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 82.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.52, 54.68, -70.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.52, 89.40, 307.71°)
OKLab	oklab(40.88% 0.0536 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(40.88% 0.211 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.3982, 5.6522, 43.6615)
Luminance	0.0565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481FB4 #8BB41F

analogous

#1F41B4 #481FB4 #931FB4

triadic

#481FB4 #B4481F #1FB448

tetradic

#481FB4 #B41F41 #8BB41F #1FB493

square

#481FB4 #B41F41 #8BB41F #1FB493

split-complementary

#481FB4 #B4931F #41B41F

monochromatic

#1E0D4C #331680 #481FB4 #6234DC #8B68E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.86

#481FB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#481FB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481FB4

9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481FB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481FB4	1.00	9.86	2.13	9.86
#FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481fb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 31, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.211 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962cc',
    500: '#481fb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481fb4;
$custom-light: #8962cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481fb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.51,
    "s": 70.616,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40881,
    "c": 0.21078,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481FB4

secondary

#AECB64

accent

#ED3ABC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0514

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #481FB4

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

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