#482D99#482D99

#482D99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.166 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482D99
RGB	rgb(72, 45, 153)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.26, 40.12, -54.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.26, 67.96, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(39.91% 0.051 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(39.91% 0.166 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3590, 5.5539, 30.7097)
Luminance	0.0555 (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

#482D99 #7E992D

analogous

#2D4899 #482D99 #7E2D99

triadic

#482D99 #99482D #2D9948

tetradic

#482D99 #992D48 #7E992D #2D997E

square

#482D99 #992D48 #7E992D #2D997E

split-complementary

#482D99 #997E2D #48992D

monochromatic

#1B113A #321F6A #482D99 #5F3DC6 #866CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#482D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#482D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482D99

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482D99	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29495F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 45, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.166 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8368b8',
    500: '#482d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482d99;
$custom-light: #8368b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39905,
    "c": 0.16558,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482D99

secondary

#A6BB67

accent

#DE4AB9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #482D99

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

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