#491257#491257

#491257 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 31.0% C 0.124 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491257
RGB	rgb(73, 18, 87)
HSL	hsl(288, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(288, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 79.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.09, 36.39, -29.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.09, 46.64, 321.28°)
OKLab	oklab(30.99% 0.0928 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(30.99% 0.124 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.6840, 2.5374, 9.2580)
Luminance	0.0254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491257 #205712

analogous

#261257 #491257 #571242

triadic

#491257 #574912 #125749

tetradic

#491257 #572612 #205712 #124257

square

#491257 #572612 #205712 #124257

split-complementary

#491257 #425712 #125726

monochromatic

#150519 #1E0824 #491257 #741C8A #9E27BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.93

#491257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#491257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491257

13.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491257	1.00	13.93	1.51	13.93
#FFFFFF	13.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002959

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#162E55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#492033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 18, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.0% 0.124 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f5687',
    500: '#491257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491257;
$custom-light: #7f5687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.826,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30991,
    "c": 0.12377,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491257

secondary

#489035

accent

#E93F62

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A030B

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #491257

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

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