#490B4A#490B4A

#490B4A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.120 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490B4A
RGB	rgb(73, 11, 74)
HSL	hsl(299, 74%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(299, 85%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 85.1%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.26, 36.36, -23.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.26, 43.16, 327.40°)
OKLab	oklab(29.4% 0.1009 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(29.4% 0.12 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.1033, 2.1505, 6.6762)
Luminance	0.0215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490B4A #0C4A0B

analogous

#2A0B4A #490B4A #4A0B2C

triadic

#490B4A #4A490B #0B4A49

tetradic

#490B4A #4A2A0B #0C4A0B #0B2C4A

square

#490B4A #4A2A0B #0C4A0B #0B2C4A

split-complementary

#490B4A #2C4A0B #0B4A2A

monochromatic

#1A041B #1A041B #490B4A #7E137F #B21BB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.69

#490B4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#490B4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490B4A

14.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490B4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490B4A	1.00	14.69	1.43	14.69
#FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C2B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B162A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490b4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 11, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.120 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e537d',
    500: '#490b4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490b4a;
$custom-light: #7e537d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490b4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 11,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.048,
    "s": 74.118,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29398,
    "c": 0.1198,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490B4A

secondary

#2C862B

accent

#F1373A

background

#F7F4F7

surface

#EEE8EE

border

#C9C4C9

text

#0A0309

muted

#7C787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #490B4A

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