#491161#491161

#491161 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.135 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491161
RGB	rgb(73, 17, 97)
HSL	hsl(282, 70%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(282, 82%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 82.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.72, 39.01, -34.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.72, 52.30, 318.24°)
OKLab	oklab(31.68% 0.0922 -0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(31.68% 0.135 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.1054, 2.6806, 11.5554)
Luminance	0.0268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491161 #296111

analogous

#211161 #491161 #611151

triadic

#491161 #614911 #116149

tetradic

#491161 #612111 #296111 #115161

square

#491161 #612111 #296111 #115161

split-complementary

#491161 #516111 #116121

monochromatic

#14051A #22082D #491161 #701A95 #9723C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.67

#491161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#491161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491161

13.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491161	1.00	13.67	1.54	13.67
#FFFFFF	13.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#072F5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#462439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 17, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.135 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f568e',
    500: '#491161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491161;
$custom-light: #7f568e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 70.175,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31681,
    "c": 0.13493,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491161

secondary

#539934

accent

#ED3B70

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0A030C

muted

#7C787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #491161

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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