#491679#491679

#491679 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.154 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491679
RGB	rgb(73, 22, 121)
HSL	hsl(271, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(271, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 81.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.47, 42.80, -45.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.47, 62.80, 312.96°)
OKLab	oklab(34.25% 0.0815 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(34.25% 0.154 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.4849, 3.3707, 18.3944)
Luminance	0.0337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.92

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491679 #467916

analogous

#171679 #491679 #791677

triadic

#491679 #794916 #167949

tetradic

#491679 #791716 #467916 #167779

square

#491679 #791716 #467916 #167779

split-complementary

#491679 #777916 #167917

monochromatic

#10051A #2A0D45 #491679 #681FAD #8730D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.54

#491679 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#491679 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491679

12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491679	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491679	1.00	12.54	1.67	12.54
#FFFFFF	12.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00337C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003377

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491679;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 22, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.154 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815aa1',
    500: '#491679',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491679;
$custom-light: #815aa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491679",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.909,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34254,
    "c": 0.15447,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491679

secondary

#74AE3D

accent

#EC3C91

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #491679

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

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