#482579#482579

#482579 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.136 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482579
RGB	rgb(72, 37, 121)
HSL	hsl(265, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(265, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 69.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.94, 35.26, -41.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.94, 54.80, 310.05°)
OKLab	oklab(35.97% 0.0647 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(35.97% 0.136 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.7844, 4.0812, 18.5158)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.89

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482579 #567925

analogous

#252C79 #482579 #722579

triadic

#482579 #794825 #257948

tetradic

#482579 #79252C #567925 #257972

square

#482579 #79252C #567925 #257972

split-complementary

#482579 #797225 #2C7925

monochromatic

#10081B #2C174A #482579 #6433A8 #824FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#482579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#482579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482579

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482579	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003877

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C394B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 37, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.136 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f62a0',
    500: '#482579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482579;
$custom-light: #7f62a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35971,
    "c": 0.13595,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482579

secondary

#85AB4E

accent

#DD4BA0

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0A050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #482579

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

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