#482E89#482E89

#482E89 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.144 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482E89
RGB	rgb(72, 46, 137)
HSL	hsl(257, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(257, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 66.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.12, 34.73, -46.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.12, 58.31, 306.56°)
OKLab	oklab(38.67% 0.0523 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(38.67% 0.144 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.1636, 5.1376, 24.2236)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#482E89 #6F892E

analogous

#2E4189 #482E89 #752E89

triadic

#482E89 #89482E #2E8948

tetradic

#482E89 #892E41 #6F892E #2E8975

square

#482E89 #892E41 #6F892E #2E8975

split-complementary

#482E89 #89752E #41892E

monochromatic

#180F2D #301F5B #482E89 #603DB7 #8366CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.36

#482E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#482E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482E89

10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482E89	1.00	10.36	2.03	10.36
#FFFFFF	10.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00428C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 46, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.144 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8168ac',
    500: '#482e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482e89;
$custom-light: #8168ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 49.727,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3867,
    "c": 0.14385,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482E89

secondary

#9BB260

accent

#D94FB2

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #482E89

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

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