#490C5F#490C5F
#490C5F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 31.1% C 0.138 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #490C5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 12, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 78%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 87%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.2%, 87.4%, 0%, 62.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.94, 40.34, -34.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.94, 53.24, 319.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.09% 0.097 -0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.09% 0.138 314.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9443, 2.5058, 11.0475) |
| Luminance | 0.0251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 3.35
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 4.21
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 5.50
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 6.40
Dark Violet
#34013F
ΔE00 6.45
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#490C5F #225F0C
analogous
#1F0C5F #490C5F #5F0C4B
triadic
#490C5F #5F490C #0C5F49
tetradic
#490C5F #5F1F0C #225F0C #0C4B5F
square
#490C5F #5F1F0C #225F0C #0C4B5F
split-complementary
#490C5F #4B5F0C #0C5F1F
monochromatic
#15031B #1F0529 #490C5F #731395 #9D1ACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.99
#490C5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.50
#490C5F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #490C5F
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##490C5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##490C5F | 1.00 | 13.99 | 1.50 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002961
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#052D5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#472137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #490c5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 12, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.1% 0.138 314.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f548d',
500: '#490c5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #490c5f; $custom-light: #7f548d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#490c5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 12,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.096,
"s": 77.57,
"l": 20.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.31088,
"c": 0.13806,
"h": 314.6
},
"luminance": 0.02506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#490C5F
secondary
#4A992D
accent
#F43467
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#EFE9F0
border
#CAC5CB
text
#0A030C
muted
#7C787D