#491477#491477

#491477 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.154 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491477
RGB	rgb(73, 20, 119)
HSL	hsl(272, 71%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(272, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.7%, 83.2%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.01, 43.10, -45.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.01, 62.61, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(33.88% 0.0838 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(33.88% 0.154 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.3268, 3.2487, 17.7429)
Luminance	0.0325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.87

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491477 #427714

analogous

#171477 #491477 #771474

triadic

#491477 #774914 #147749

tetradic

#491477 #771714 #427714 #147477

square

#491477 #771714 #427714 #147477

split-complementary

#491477 #747714 #147717

monochromatic

#10041A #290B43 #491477 #691DAB #892ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.73

#491477 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#491477 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491477

12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491477	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491477	1.00	12.73	1.65	12.73
#FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00327A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003275

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491477;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 20, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.154 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81599f',
    500: '#491477',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491477;
$custom-light: #81599f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491477",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.121,
    "s": 71.223,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33879,
    "c": 0.15436,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491477

secondary

#6FAD3A

accent

#EE3A8E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #491477

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

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