#482CB5#482CB5

#482CB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.201 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482CB5
RGB	rgb(72, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.68, 49.03, -67.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.68, 83.64, 305.88°)
OKLab	oklab(42.41% 0.0455 -0.1953)
OKLCH	oklch(42.41% 0.201 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9111, 6.5145, 44.3369)
Luminance	0.0651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482CB5 #99B52C

analogous

#2C55B5 #482CB5 #8D2CB5

triadic

#482CB5 #B5482C #2CB548

tetradic

#482CB5 #B52C55 #99B52C #2CB58D

square

#482CB5 #B52C55 #99B52C #2CB58D

split-complementary

#482CB5 #B58D2C #55B52C

monochromatic

#211453 #342084 #482CB5 #674BD3 #907CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#482CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#482CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482CB5

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482CB5	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.201 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cc',
    500: '#482cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482cb5;
$custom-light: #8869cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.263,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42412,
    "c": 0.20058,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482CB5

secondary

#B7C875

accent

#E444C3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482CB5

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

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