#491273#491273

#491273 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.152 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491273
RGB	rgb(73, 18, 115)
HSL	hsl(274, 73%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(274, 84%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 84.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.39, 42.88, -43.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.39, 61.35, 314.34°)
OKLab	oklab(33.33% 0.0866 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(33.33% 0.152 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.0578, 3.0869, 16.4930)
Luminance	0.0309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491273 #3C7312

analogous

#191273 #491273 #73126C

triadic

#491273 #734912 #127349

tetradic

#491273 #731912 #3C7312 #126C73

square

#491273 #731912 #3C7312 #126C73

split-complementary

#491273 #6C7312 #127319

monochromatic

#11041A #270A3E #491273 #6B1AA8 #8C23DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.98

#491273 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#491273 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491273

12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491273	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491273	1.00	12.98	1.62	12.98
#FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003076

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003171

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#412D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491273;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 18, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.152 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81589c',
    500: '#491273',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491273;
$custom-light: #81589c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491273",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.021,
    "s": 72.932,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33332,
    "c": 0.15216,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491273

secondary

#69AA37

accent

#F03888

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #491273

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

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