#48228D#48228D

#48228D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.164 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48228D
RGB	rgb(72, 34, 141)
HSL	hsl(261, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(261, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 75.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.09, 42.47, -52.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.09, 67.64, 308.90°)
OKLab	oklab(37.33% 0.0637 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(37.33% 0.164 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0509, 4.4446, 25.6278)
Luminance	0.0445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.25

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48228D #678D22

analogous

#22328D #48228D #7E228D

triadic

#48228D #8D4822 #228D48

tetradic

#48228D #8D2232 #678D22 #228D7E

square

#48228D #8D2232 #678D22 #228D7E

split-complementary

#48228D #8D7E22 #328D22

monochromatic

#160A2A #2F165C #48228D #612EBE #8254D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.12

#48228D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#48228D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48228D

11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48228D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48228D	1.00	11.12	1.89	11.12
#FFFFFF	11.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00398B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#333F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48228d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 34, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.164 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8261af',
    500: '#48228d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48228d;
$custom-light: #8261af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48228d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.308,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37325,
    "c": 0.16388,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48228D

secondary

#94B951

accent

#E444AB

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFEAF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48228D

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

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