#482CC9#482CC9

#482CC9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.224 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482CC9
RGB	rgb(72, 44, 201)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.69, 54.89, -76.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.69, 93.94, 305.76°)
OKLab	oklab(44.42% 0.0401 -0.22)
OKLCH	oklch(44.42% 0.224 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1124, 7.3950, 55.9307)
Luminance	0.0740 (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

#482CC9 #ADC92C

analogous

#2C5EC9 #482CC9 #972CC9

triadic

#482CC9 #C9482C #2CC948

tetradic

#482CC9 #C92C5E #ADC92C #2CC997

square

#482CC9 #C92C5E #ADC92C #2CC997

split-complementary

#482CC9 #C9972C #5EC92C

monochromatic

#241665 #362197 #482CC9 #6F58DA #9A8AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#482CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#482CC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482CC9

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482CC9	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 44, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.224 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6adb',
    500: '#482cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482cc9;
$custom-light: #8c6adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.701,
    "s": 64.082,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44423,
    "c": 0.22366,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482CC9

secondary

#C1CF82

accent

#E741C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #482CC9

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

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