#482AC9#482AC9

#482AC9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.225 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482AC9
RGB	rgb(72, 42, 201)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 79.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.37, 55.82, -76.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.37, 94.91, 306.03°)
OKLab	oklab(44.2% 0.0412 -0.2215)
OKLCH	oklch(44.2% 0.225 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0397, 7.2496, 55.9065)
Luminance	0.0725 (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

#482AC9 #ABC92A

analogous

#2A5BC9 #482AC9 #982AC9

triadic

#482AC9 #C9482A #2AC948

tetradic

#482AC9 #C92A5B #ABC92A #2AC998

square

#482AC9 #C92A5B #ABC92A #2AC998

split-complementary

#482AC9 #C9982A #5BC92A

monochromatic

#241564 #361F96 #482AC9 #6E55DB #9987E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#482AC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#482AC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482AC9

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482AC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482AC9	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482ac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 42, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.225 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69db',
    500: '#482ac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482ac9;
$custom-light: #8c69db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482ac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.321,
    "s": 65.432,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.442,
    "c": 0.22535,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482AC9

secondary

#C0D07F

accent

#E83FC9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #482AC9

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

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