#482DAB#482DAB

#482DAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.188 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482DAB
RGB	rgb(72, 45, 171)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.90, 45.53, -63.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.90, 77.79, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(41.57% 0.0472 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(41.57% 0.188 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9593, 6.1941, 39.1383)
Luminance	0.0619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.14

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482DAB #90AB2D

analogous

#2D51AB #482DAB #872DAB

triadic

#482DAB #AB482D #2DAB48

tetradic

#482DAB #AB2D51 #90AB2D #2DAB87

square

#482DAB #AB2D51 #90AB2D #2DAB87

split-complementary

#482DAB #AB872D #51AB2D

monochromatic

#1F144A #34207B #482DAB #6447CE #8D77DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#482DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#482DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482DAB

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482DAB	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#135069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 45, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.188 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669c5',
    500: '#482dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482dab;
$custom-light: #8669c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41572,
    "c": 0.18766,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482DAB

secondary

#B1C371

accent

#E246C0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482DAB

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

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