#491577#491577

#491577 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.153 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491577
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 119)
HSL	hsl(272, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(272, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.7%, 82.4%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.15, 42.70, -45.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.15, 62.18, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(33.97% 0.0829 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(33.97% 0.153 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.3448, 3.2847, 17.7489)
Luminance	0.0328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.00

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491577 #437715

analogous

#181577 #491577 #771574

triadic

#491577 #774915 #157749

tetradic

#491577 #771815 #437715 #157477

square

#491577 #771815 #437715 #157477

split-complementary

#491577 #747715 #157718

monochromatic

#10051A #290C43 #491577 #691EAB #892DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.67

#491577 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#491577 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491577

12.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491577	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491577	1.00	12.67	1.66	12.67
#FFFFFF	12.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00327A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003275

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491577;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.153 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815a9f',
    500: '#491577',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491577;
$custom-light: #815a9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491577",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.837,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33974,
    "c": 0.15337,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491577

secondary

#70AD3B

accent

#ED3B8E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #491577

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

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