#491474#491474

#491474 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.151 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491474
RGB	rgb(73, 20, 116)
HSL	hsl(273, 71%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(273, 83%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 82.8%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.74, 42.36, -43.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.74, 61.03, 313.95°)
OKLab	oklab(33.61% 0.0847 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(33.61% 0.151 304)
XYZ	xyz(6.1495, 3.1777, 16.8090)
Luminance	0.0318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491474 #3F7414

analogous

#191474 #491474 #74146F

triadic

#491474 #744914 #147449

tetradic

#491474 #741914 #3F7414 #146F74

square

#491474 #741914 #3F7414 #146F74

split-complementary

#491474 #6F7414 #147419

monochromatic

#10051A #280B40 #491474 #6A1DA8 #8A28DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.84

#491474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#491474 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491474

12.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491474	1.00	12.84	1.64	12.84
#FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003177

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003272

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#402E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 20, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.151 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81599d',
    500: '#491474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491474;
$custom-light: #81599d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.125,
    "s": 70.588,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33606,
    "c": 0.15123,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.03178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491474

secondary

#6CAA3A

accent

#ED3A8B

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #491474

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

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