#48205B#48205B

#48205B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.107 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48205B
RGB	rgb(72, 32, 91)
HSL	hsl(281, 48%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(281, 65%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 64.8%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.70, 30.12, -27.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.70, 40.91, 317.42°)
OKLab	oklab(32.93% 0.0733 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(32.93% 0.107 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.0770, 3.1662, 10.2392)
Luminance	0.0317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.17

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48205B #335B20

analogous

#2B205B #48205B #5B2051

triadic

#48205B #5B4820 #205B48

tetradic

#48205B #5B2B20 #335B20 #20515B

square

#48205B #5B2B20 #335B20 #20515B

split-complementary

#48205B #515B20 #205B2B

monochromatic

#120817 #24102E #48205B #6C3088 #9040B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#48205B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#48205B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48205B

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48205B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48205B	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C305D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D335A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462B3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48205b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 32, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.107 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5e8a',
    500: '#48205b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48205b;
$custom-light: #7d5e8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48205b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.678,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32926,
    "c": 0.1068,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48205B

secondary

#5F8F47

accent

#D8507C

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #48205B

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

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