#482AB3#482AB3

#482AB3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.200 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482AB3
RGB	rgb(72, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.13, 49.44, -67.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.13, 83.65, 306.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.97% 0.0474 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(41.97% 0.2 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6346, 6.2876, 43.2396)
Luminance	0.0629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482AB3 #95B32A

analogous

#2A50B3 #482AB3 #8C2AB3

triadic

#482AB3 #B3482A #2AB348

tetradic

#482AB3 #B32A50 #95B32A #2AB38C

square

#482AB3 #B32A50 #95B32A #2AB38C

split-complementary

#482AB3 #B38C2A #50B32A

monochromatic

#201350 #341E81 #482AB3 #6546D4 #8F78DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.30

#482AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#482AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482AB3

9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482AB3	1.00	9.30	2.26	9.30
#FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.200 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cb',
    500: '#482ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482ab3;
$custom-light: #8868cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.139,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41967,
    "c": 0.20017,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482AB3

secondary

#B4C772

accent

#E543C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482AB3

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

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