#48256A#48256A

#48256A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.117 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48256A
RGB	rgb(72, 37, 106)
HSL	hsl(270, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.80, 31.13, -34.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.80, 46.21, 312.35°)
OKLab	oklab(34.79% 0.0661 -0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(34.79% 0.117 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.9350, 3.7415, 14.0424)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48256A #476A25

analogous

#25256A #48256A #6A2569

triadic

#48256A #6A4825 #256A48

tetradic

#48256A #6A2525 #476A25 #25696A

square

#48256A #6A2525 #476A25 #25696A

split-complementary

#48256A #696A25 #256A25

monochromatic

#0F0817 #29153D #48256A #673597 #864AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.01

#48256A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#48256A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48256A

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48256A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48256A	1.00	12.01	1.75	12.01
#FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00366C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#143668

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#423343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48256a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 37, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.117 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6295',
    500: '#48256a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48256a;
$custom-light: #7e6295;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48256a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.435,
    "s": 48.252,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34786,
    "c": 0.1171,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48256A

secondary

#759D4E

accent

#D85093

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#0A050D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48256A

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

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