#48255B#48255B

#48255B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.098 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48255B
RGB	rgb(72, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(279, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(279, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.79, 27.21, -25.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.79, 37.60, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(33.72% 0.0659 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(33.72% 0.098 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.2220, 3.4563, 10.2875)
Luminance	0.0346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48255B #385B25

analogous

#2D255B #48255B #5B2553

triadic

#48255B #5B4825 #255B48

tetradic

#48255B #5B2D25 #385B25 #25535B

square

#48255B #5B2D25 #385B25 #25535B

split-complementary

#48255B #535B25 #255B2D

monochromatic

#110916 #26132F #48255B #6A3787 #8D48B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.42

#48255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#48255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48255B

12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48255B	1.00	12.42	1.69	12.42
#FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16325D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22355A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.098 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d618a',
    500: '#48255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48255b;
$custom-light: #7d618a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.889,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33721,
    "c": 0.09808,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48255B

secondary

#648E4D

accent

#D25682

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEEAF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #48255B

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

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