#482B62#482B62

#482B62 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.096 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482B62
RGB	rgb(72, 43, 98)
HSL	hsl(272, 39%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(272, 56%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 56.1%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.63, 25.36, -27.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.63, 37.49, 312.56°)
OKLab	oklab(35.22% 0.0573 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(35.22% 0.096 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.7405, 3.9874, 12.0201)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 8.71

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482B62 #45622B

analogous

#2C2B62 #482B62 #622B61

triadic

#482B62 #62482B #2B6248

tetradic

#482B62 #622C2B #45622B #2B6162

square

#482B62 #622C2B #45622B #2B6162

split-complementary

#482B62 #61622B #2B622C

monochromatic

#100915 #291837 #482B62 #673E8D #8654B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#482B62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#482B62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482B62

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482B62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482B62	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A3764

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233861

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#443542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482b62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 43, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.096 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d658f',
    500: '#482b62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482b62;
$custom-light: #7d658f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482b62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.636,
    "s": 39.007,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35223,
    "c": 0.0964,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482B62

secondary

#739455

accent

#CF5991

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#0A060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #482B62

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

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