#482DB9#482DB9

#482DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.204 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482DB9
RGB	rgb(72, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.25, 49.71, -69.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.25, 85.20, 305.69°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% 0.0438 -0.1995)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.204 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3651, 6.7564, 46.5421)
Luminance	0.0676 (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

#482DB9 #9EB92D

analogous

#2D58B9 #482DB9 #8E2DB9

triadic

#482DB9 #B9482D #2DB948

tetradic

#482DB9 #B92D58 #9EB92D #2DB98E

square

#482DB9 #B92D58 #9EB92D #2DB98E

split-complementary

#482DB9 #B98E2D #58B92D

monochromatic

#221557 #352188 #482DB9 #694FD4 #9380E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#482DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#482DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482DB9

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482DB9	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.204 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896acf',
    500: '#482db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482db9;
$custom-light: #896acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.571,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42931,
    "c": 0.20429,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482DB9

secondary

#BAC979

accent

#E444C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482DB9

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

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