#482C8B#482C8B

#482C8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.149 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482C8B
RGB	rgb(72, 44, 139)
HSL	hsl(258, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.86, 36.49, -48.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.86, 60.71, 306.95°)
OKLab	oklab(38.53% 0.0543 -0.1389)
OKLCH	oklch(38.53% 0.149 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.2321, 5.0429, 24.9607)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482C8B #6F8B2C

analogous

#2C3F8B #482C8B #772C8B

triadic

#482C8B #8B482C #2C8B48

tetradic

#482C8B #8B2C3F #6F8B2C #2C8B77

square

#482C8B #8B2C3F #6F8B2C #2C8B77

split-complementary

#482C8B #8B772C #3F8B2C

monochromatic

#180F2E #301D5D #482C8B #603BB9 #8364CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.46

#482C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#482C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482C8B

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482C8B	1.00	10.46	2.01	10.46
#FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00418E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#334357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 44, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.149 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8167ae',
    500: '#482c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482c8b;
$custom-light: #8167ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.684,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38529,
    "c": 0.14914,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482C8B

secondary

#9BB45F

accent

#DB4CB1

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #482C8B

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

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