#48256B#48256B

#48256B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.118 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48256B
RGB	rgb(72, 37, 107)
HSL	hsl(270, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 65.4%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.87, 31.40, -34.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.87, 46.79, 312.16°)
OKLab	oklab(34.86% 0.066 -0.0982)
OKLCH	oklch(34.86% 0.118 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.9873, 3.7624, 14.3179)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48256B #486B25

analogous

#25256B #48256B #6B256B

triadic

#48256B #6B4825 #256B48

tetradic

#48256B #6B2525 #486B25 #256B6B

square

#48256B #6B2525 #486B25 #256B6B

split-complementary

#48256B #6B6B25 #256B25

monochromatic

#0F0817 #29153E #48256B #673598 #854AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.98

#48256B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#48256B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48256B

11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48256B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48256B	1.00	11.98	1.75	11.98
#FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00366D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#123769

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#413444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48256b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 37, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.118 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6296',
    500: '#48256b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48256b;
$custom-light: #7e6296;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48256b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34861,
    "c": 0.11836,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48256B

secondary

#769E4E

accent

#D85094

background

#F7F5F9

surface

#EEEAF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#0A050D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48256B

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

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