#482CA0#482CA0

#482CA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.175 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482CA0
RGB	rgb(72, 44, 160)
HSL	hsl(254, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 72.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, 42.77, -58.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 72.40, 306.21°)
OKLab	oklab(40.4% 0.0505 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(40.4% 0.175 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9164, 5.7166, 33.8318)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482CA0 #84A02C

analogous

#2C4AA0 #482CA0 #822CA0

triadic

#482CA0 #A0482C #2CA048

tetradic

#482CA0 #A02C4A #84A02C #2CA082

square

#482CA0 #A02C4A #84A02C #2CA082

split-complementary

#482CA0 #A0822C #4AA02C

monochromatic

#1D1240 #321F70 #482CA0 #613FCA #886FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#482CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#482CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482CA0

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482CA0	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#234B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 44, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.175 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468bd',
    500: '#482ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482ca0;
$custom-light: #8468bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.483,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40402,
    "c": 0.1754,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482CA0

secondary

#AABF69

accent

#E048BB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #482CA0

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

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