#482AB6#482AB6

#482AB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.204 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482AB6
RGB	rgb(72, 42, 182)
HSL	hsl(253, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.42, 50.32, -68.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.42, 85.21, 306.19°)
OKLab	oklab(42.27% 0.0466 -0.1983)
OKLCH	oklch(42.27% 0.204 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9413, 6.4102, 44.8549)
Luminance	0.0641 (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

#482AB6 #98B62A

analogous

#2A52B6 #482AB6 #8E2AB6

triadic

#482AB6 #B6482A #2AB648

tetradic

#482AB6 #B62A52 #98B62A #2AB68E

square

#482AB6 #B62A52 #98B62A #2AB68E

split-complementary

#482AB6 #B68E2A #52B62A

monochromatic

#211353 #341F84 #482AB6 #6648D5 #907AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#482AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#482AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482AB6

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482AB6	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 42, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.204 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cd',
    500: '#482ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482ab6;
$custom-light: #8868cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42266,
    "c": 0.20366,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482AB6

secondary

#B6C873

accent

#E642C3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482AB6

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

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