#490C49#490C49

#490C49 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.118 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490C49
RGB	rgb(73, 12, 73)
HSL	hsl(300, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(300, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.6%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.31, 35.83, -22.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.31, 42.30, 327.90°)
OKLab	oklab(29.41% 0.1 -0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(29.41% 0.118 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.0817, 2.1608, 6.5041)
Luminance	0.0216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490C49 #0C490C

analogous

#2B0C49 #490C49 #490C2B

triadic

#490C49 #49490C #0C4949

tetradic

#490C49 #492B0C #0C490C #0C2B49

square

#490C49 #492B0C #0C490C #0C2B49

split-complementary

#490C49 #2B490C #0C492B

monochromatic

#1A041A #1A041A #490C49 #7E157E #B21DB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.66

#490C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#490C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490C49

14.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490C49	1.00	14.66	1.43	14.66
#FFFFFF	14.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#01234B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C162A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.118 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e537c',
    500: '#490c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490c49;
$custom-light: #7e537c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 71.765,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29413,
    "c": 0.11783,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490C49

secondary

#2C852C

accent

#EE3939

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE8EE

border

#C9C4C9

text

#0A0309

muted

#7C787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #490C49

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