#482B99#482B99

#482B99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.168 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482B99
RGB	rgb(72, 43, 153)
HSL	hsl(256, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(256, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.86, 41.23, -55.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.86, 69.14, 306.60°)
OKLab	oklab(39.62% 0.0528 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(39.62% 0.168 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2844, 5.4049, 30.6849)
Luminance	0.0541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482B99 #7C992B

analogous

#2B4599 #482B99 #7F2B99

triadic

#482B99 #99482B #2B9948

tetradic

#482B99 #992B45 #7C992B #2B997F

square

#482B99 #992B45 #7C992B #2B997F

split-complementary

#482B99 #997F2B #45992B

monochromatic

#1B1039 #321E69 #482B99 #5F3AC8 #8669D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.09

#482B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#482B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482B99

10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482B99	1.00	10.09	2.08	10.09
#FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29485F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 43, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.168 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8367b8',
    500: '#482b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482b99;
$custom-light: #8367b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.818,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3962,
    "c": 0.16797,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482B99

secondary

#A5BC64

accent

#DF48B8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #482B99

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

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