#491579#491579

#491579 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.155 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491579
RGB	rgb(73, 21, 121)
HSL	hsl(271, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(271, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 82.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.33, 43.20, -46.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.33, 63.24, 313.09°)
OKLab	oklab(34.16% 0.0823 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(34.16% 0.155 302)
XYZ	xyz(6.4662, 3.3332, 18.3882)
Luminance	0.0333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.78

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491579 #457915

analogous

#171579 #491579 #791577

triadic

#491579 #794915 #157949

tetradic

#491579 #791715 #457915 #157779

square

#491579 #791715 #457915 #157779

split-complementary

#491579 #777915 #157917

monochromatic

#10051A #2A0C45 #491579 #681EAD #882EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.60

#491579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#491579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491579

12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491579	1.00	12.60	1.67	12.60
#FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00327C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003377

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 21, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.155 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815aa1',
    500: '#491579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491579;
$custom-light: #815aa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.2,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34157,
    "c": 0.15548,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.03333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491579

secondary

#73AF3B

accent

#ED3B90

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #491579

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

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