#48359C#48359C

#48359C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.159 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48359C
RGB	rgb(72, 53, 156)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 66%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.21, 36.40, -53.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.21, 64.70, 304.24°)
OKLab	oklab(41.39% 0.0427 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(41.39% 0.159 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9445, 6.3237, 32.1426)
Luminance	0.0632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48359C #899C35

analogous

#35559C #48359C #7B359C

triadic

#48359C #9C4835 #359C48

tetradic

#48359C #9C3555 #899C35 #359C7B

square

#48359C #9C3555 #899C35 #359C7B

split-complementary

#48359C #9C7B35 #559C35

monochromatic

#1E1641 #33256E #48359C #624CC2 #8A7AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#48359C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#48359C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48359C

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48359C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48359C	1.00	9.27	2.26	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#264E63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48359c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 53, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.159 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836dba',
    500: '#48359c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48359c;
$custom-light: #836dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48359c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.068,
    "s": 49.282,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41392,
    "c": 0.15937,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48359C

secondary

#ADBA72

accent

#D94FBF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0B0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #48359C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →