#482EB9#482EB9

#482EB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.203 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#482EB9
RGB	rgb(72, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.43, 49.20, -68.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.43, 84.66, 305.53°)
OKLab	oklab(43.06% 0.0431 -0.1987)
OKLCH	oklch(43.06% 0.203 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4037, 6.8336, 46.5549)
Luminance	0.0683 (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

#482EB9 #9FB92E

analogous

#2E59B9 #482EB9 #8D2EB9

triadic

#482EB9 #B9482E #2EB948

tetradic

#482EB9 #B92E59 #9FB92E #2EB98D

square

#482EB9 #B92E59 #9FB92E #2EB98D

split-complementary

#482EB9 #B98D2E #59B92E

monochromatic

#221657 #352288 #482EB9 #6951D4 #9382E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#482EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#482EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #482EB9

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##482EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##482EB9	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #482eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.203 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896acf',
    500: '#482eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #482eb9;
$custom-light: #896acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#482eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.223,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43057,
    "c": 0.20332,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#482EB9

secondary

#BAC97A

accent

#E344C6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #482EB9

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

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