#482C9D#482C9D

#482C9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.172 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482C9D
RGB	rgb(72, 44, 157)
HSL	hsl(255, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 72%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.41, 41.87, -57.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.41, 70.76, 306.28°)
OKLab	oklab(40.13% 0.0511 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(40.13% 0.172 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6572, 5.6129, 32.4663)
Luminance	0.0561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482C9D #819D2C

analogous

#2C499D #482C9D #812C9D

triadic

#482C9D #9D482C #2C9D48

tetradic

#482C9D #9D2C49 #819D2C #2C9D81

square

#482C9D #9D2C49 #819D2C #2C9D81

split-complementary

#482C9D #9D812C #499D2C

monochromatic

#1C113D #321F6D #482C9D #603DC9 #876DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.89

#482C9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#482C9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482C9D

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482C9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482C9D	1.00	9.89	2.12	9.89
#FFFFFF	9.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#264A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482c9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 44, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.172 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468bb',
    500: '#482c9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482c9d;
$custom-light: #8468bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482c9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.867,
    "s": 56.219,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40125,
    "c": 0.17173,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482C9D

secondary

#A8BD68

accent

#E048BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #482C9D

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

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