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#481A89 Color

#481A89 is rgb(72, 26, 137) in RGB, hsl(265, 68%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 81%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#481A89
HEX#481A89
RGBrgb(72, 26, 137)
HSLhsl(265, 68%, 32%)
HSVhsv(265, 81%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 81%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(36% 0.168 295.3)
LABlab(22.65% 40.01 -53.88)
LCHlch(22.65% 67.11 306.59)

What #481A89 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #481A89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 6.78Indigo#4B0082ΔE 7.62KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.98Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 10.19Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 11.63Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#481A89 Channel Values

How #481A89 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 26 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 68% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 81% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.77:1 vs white · 1.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #481A89 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #481A89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #481A89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #481A89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#481A89
Complementary
#5B891A
Analogous
#1A2389
Analogous
#801A89
Triadic
#89481A
Triadic
#1A8948
Split comp.
#89801A
Split comp.
#23891A

Tints & Shades of #481A89

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5D21B0
#742DD7
#8D54DE
#AA7EE7
#C3A5EE
#E0D0F6

Shades

#3F1778
#361467
#2D1056
#240D45
#1B0A33
#120722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #481A89.

How #481A89 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#481A89
Protanopia#262689
Protanomaly#372289
Deuteranopia#2F2F89
Deuteranomaly#3A2889
Tritanopia#343939
Tritanomaly#3D2F63
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #481A89 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-481a89: #481A89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #481A89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-481a89': '#481A89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.102, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_481a89">#481A89</color>
SVG fillfill="#481A89"

More Purple Colors

#481A89 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#481A89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #481A89?

#481A89 is a dark purple — rgb(72, 26, 137) in RGB and hsl(265, 68%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #481A89?

#481A89 is rgb(72, 26, 137) — red 72, green 26, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #481A89?

#481A89 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 81%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #481A89 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #481A89 scores 11.77:1 against white and 1.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #481A89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #481A89 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 7.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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