#490C4B#490C4B

#490C4B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.120 H 326.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#490C4B
RGB	rgb(73, 12, 75)
HSL	hsl(298, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(298, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 84%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.44, 36.21, -23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.44, 43.25, 326.86°)
OKLab	oklab(29.55% 0.0999 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(29.55% 0.12 326.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.1491, 2.1877, 6.8590)
Luminance	0.0219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#490C4B #0E4B0C

analogous

#2A0C4B #490C4B #4B0C2E

triadic

#490C4B #4B490C #0C4B49

tetradic

#490C4B #4B2A0C #0E4B0C #0C2E4B

square

#490C4B #4B2A0C #0E4B0C #0C2E4B

split-complementary

#490C4B #2E4B0C #0C4B2A

monochromatic

#1A041A #1A041A #490C4B #7C1480 #B01DB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.61

#490C4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#490C4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #490C4B

14.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##490C4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##490C4B	1.00	14.61	1.44	14.61
#FFFFFF	14.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C2B49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B172B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #490c4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.120 326.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e537d',
    500: '#490c4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #490c4b;
$custom-light: #7e537d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#490c4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.095,
    "s": 72.414,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29551,
    "c": 0.1196,
    "h": 326.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#490C4B

secondary

#2F872C

accent

#EF393E

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A030A

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #490C4B

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