#48396D#48396D

#48396D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.087 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48396D
RGB	rgb(72, 57, 109)
HSL	hsl(257, 31%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(257, 48%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 47.7%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.87, 19.45, -27.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.87, 34.09, 304.79°)
OKLab	oklab(38.6% 0.0372 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(38.6% 0.087 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.8952, 5.4080, 15.1456)
Luminance	0.0541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48396D #5E6D39

analogous

#39446D #48396D #62396D

triadic

#48396D #6D4839 #396D48

tetradic

#48396D #6D3944 #5E6D39 #396D62

square

#48396D #6D3944 #5E6D39 #396D62

split-complementary

#48396D #6D6239 #446D39

monochromatic

#130F1D #2D2445 #48396D #634E95 #826DB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.09

#48396D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#48396D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48396D

10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48396D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48396D	1.00	10.09	2.08	10.09
#FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28426F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B416C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48396d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 57, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.087 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6f97',
    500: '#48396d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48396d;
$custom-light: #7d6f97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48396d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.308,
    "s": 31.325,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38601,
    "c": 0.08705,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48396D

secondary

#8D9D65

accent

#C860AA

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EEECF2

border

#C9C7CC

text

#0A070D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48396D

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

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