#482C8D#482C8D

#482C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.152 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482C8D
RGB	rgb(72, 44, 141)
HSL	hsl(257, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.02, 37.09, -49.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.02, 61.84, 306.85°)
OKLab	oklab(38.7% 0.054 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(38.7% 0.152 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.3795, 5.1019, 25.7374)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482C8D #718D2C

analogous

#2C418D #482C8D #792C8D

triadic

#482C8D #8D482C #2C8D48

tetradic

#482C8D #8D2C41 #718D2C #2C8D79

square

#482C8D #8D2C41 #718D2C #2C8D79

split-complementary

#482C8D #8D792C #418D2C

monochromatic

#180F30 #301D5E #482C8D #603BBC #8365CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.39

#482C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#482C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482C8D

10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482C8D	1.00	10.39	2.02	10.39
#FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#324458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 44, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.152 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8267af',
    500: '#482c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482c8d;
$custom-light: #8267af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.32,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.387,
    "c": 0.1517,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482C8D

secondary

#9CB560

accent

#DC4CB2

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #482C8D

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

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