#491171#491171

#491171 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.151 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491171
RGB	rgb(73, 17, 113)
HSL	hsl(275, 74%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(275, 85%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 85%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.08, 42.76, -43.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.08, 60.70, 314.78°)
OKLab	oklab(33.06% 0.088 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(33.06% 0.151 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.9281, 3.0097, 15.8882)
Luminance	0.0301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491171 #397111

analogous

#191171 #491171 #711169

triadic

#491171 #714911 #117149

tetradic

#491171 #711911 #397111 #116971

square

#491171 #711911 #397111 #116971

split-complementary

#491171 #697111 #117119

monochromatic

#11041B #27093C #491171 #6B19A6 #8E21DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.11

#491171 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#491171 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491171

13.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491171	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491171	1.00	13.11	1.60	13.11
#FFFFFF	13.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00316F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#422B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491171;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 17, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.151 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81579b',
    500: '#491171',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491171;
$custom-light: #81579b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491171",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 73.846,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33063,
    "c": 0.15105,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491171

secondary

#65A836

accent

#F13784

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #491171

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

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