#482C5E#482C5E

#482C5E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.089 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482C5E
RGB	rgb(72, 44, 94)
HSL	hsl(274, 36%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(274, 53%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 53.2%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.63, 23.66, -25.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.63, 34.42, 313.43°)
OKLab	oklab(35.14% 0.0553 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(35.14% 0.089 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.5932, 3.9873, 11.0625)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482C5E #425E2C

analogous

#2F2C5E #482C5E #5E2C5B

triadic

#482C5E #5E482C #2C5E48

tetradic

#482C5E #5E2F2C #425E2C #2C5B5E

square

#482C5E #5E2F2C #425E2C #2C5B5E

split-complementary

#482C5E #5B5E2C #2C5E2F

monochromatic

#100A15 #281834 #482C5E #684088 #8855AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#482C5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#482C5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482C5E

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482C5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482C5E	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)

#1F3760

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27395D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453440

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482c5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 44, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.089 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c668c',
    500: '#482c5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482c5e;
$custom-light: #7c668c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482c5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.6,
    "s": 36.232,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35143,
    "c": 0.08913,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482C5E

secondary

#6F9056

accent

#CC5C8D

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#0A060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #482C5E

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