#491479#491479

#491479 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.156 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491479
RGB	rgb(73, 20, 121)
HSL	hsl(271, 72%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(271, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 83.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.20, 43.59, -46.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.20, 63.67, 313.21°)
OKLab	oklab(34.06% 0.0831 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(34.06% 0.156 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.4482, 3.2972, 18.3822)
Luminance	0.0330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.64

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491479 #447914

analogous

#161479 #491479 #791476

triadic

#491479 #794914 #147949

tetradic

#491479 #791614 #447914 #147679

square

#491479 #791614 #447914 #147679

split-complementary

#491479 #767914 #147916

monochromatic

#10041A #290B44 #491479 #691DAE #882BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.66

#491479 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#491479 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491479

12.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491479	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491479	1.00	12.66	1.66	12.66
#FFFFFF	12.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00327C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003277

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491479;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 20, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.156 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8159a1',
    500: '#491479',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491479;
$custom-light: #8159a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491479",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.485,
    "s": 71.631,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34063,
    "c": 0.15645,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491479

secondary

#72AF3A

accent

#EE398F

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #491479

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

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