#482DB8#482DB8

#482DB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.203 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482DB8
RGB	rgb(72, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.15, 49.41, -68.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.15, 84.68, 305.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.83% 0.0441 -0.1983)
OKLCH	oklch(42.83% 0.203 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2599, 6.7143, 45.9881)
Luminance	0.0672 (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

#482DB8 #9DB82D

analogous

#2D57B8 #482DB8 #8E2DB8

triadic

#482DB8 #B8482D #2DB848

tetradic

#482DB8 #B82D57 #9DB82D #2DB88E

square

#482DB8 #B82D57 #9DB82D #2DB88E

split-complementary

#482DB8 #B88E2D #57B82D

monochromatic

#221556 #352187 #482DB8 #684ED4 #9280E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#482DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#482DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482DB8

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482DB8	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.203 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896acf',
    500: '#482db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482db8;
$custom-light: #896acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.655,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42832,
    "c": 0.20312,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482DB8

secondary

#B9C978

accent

#E444C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482DB8

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

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