#491578#491578

#491578 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.154 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491578
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 120)
HSL	hsl(272, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(272, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 82.5%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.24, 42.95, -45.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.24, 62.71, 313.23°)
OKLab	oklab(34.07% 0.0826 -0.1305)
OKLCH	oklch(34.07% 0.154 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.4052, 3.3088, 18.0669)
Luminance	0.0331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.88

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491578 #447815

analogous

#171578 #491578 #781576

triadic

#491578 #784915 #157849

tetradic

#491578 #781715 #447815 #157678

square

#491578 #781715 #447815 #157678

split-complementary

#491578 #767815 #157817

monochromatic

#10051A #290C44 #491578 #691EAC #882DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.64

#491578 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#491578 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491578

12.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491578	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491578	1.00	12.64	1.66	12.64
#FFFFFF	12.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00327B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003376

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491578;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.154 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815aa0',
    500: '#491578',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491578;
$custom-light: #815aa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491578",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.515,
    "s": 70.213,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34065,
    "c": 0.15443,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491578

secondary

#72AE3B

accent

#ED3B8F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #491578

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

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