#482AB4#482AB4

#482AB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.201 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482AB4
RGB	rgb(72, 42, 180)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 76.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.23, 49.73, -67.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.23, 84.17, 306.22°)
OKLab	oklab(42.07% 0.0471 -0.1957)
OKLCH	oklch(42.07% 0.201 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7361, 6.3282, 43.7742)
Luminance	0.0633 (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

#482AB4 #96B42A

analogous

#2A51B4 #482AB4 #8D2AB4

triadic

#482AB4 #B4482A #2AB448

tetradic

#482AB4 #B42A51 #96B42A #2AB48D

square

#482AB4 #B42A51 #96B42A #2AB48D

split-complementary

#482AB4 #B48D2A #51B42A

monochromatic

#201351 #341E82 #482AB4 #6647D4 #8F79E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#482AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#482AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482AB4

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482AB4	1.00	9.27	2.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 42, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.201 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cc',
    500: '#482ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482ab4;
$custom-light: #8868cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42067,
    "c": 0.20133,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482AB4

secondary

#B5C872

accent

#E543C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482AB4

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

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