#482AB9#482AB9

#482AB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.207 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482AB9
RGB	rgb(72, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(253, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(253, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.73, 51.19, -70.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.73, 86.77, 306.16°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% 0.0457 -0.202)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.207 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2547, 6.5356, 46.5053)
Luminance	0.0654 (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

#482AB9 #9BB92A

analogous

#2A54B9 #482AB9 #8F2AB9

triadic

#482AB9 #B9482A #2AB948

tetradic

#482AB9 #B92A54 #9BB92A #2AB98F

square

#482AB9 #B92A54 #9BB92A #2AB98F

split-complementary

#482AB9 #B98F2A #54B92A

monochromatic

#211355 #351F87 #482AB9 #684AD6 #917CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.10

#482AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#482AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482AB9

9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482AB9	1.00	9.10	2.31	9.10
#FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.207 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8968cf',
    500: '#482ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482ab9;
$custom-light: #8968cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.587,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42566,
    "c": 0.20713,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482AB9

secondary

#B8CA75

accent

#E642C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482AB9

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

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