#491949#491949

#491949 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.099 H 327.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491949
RGB	rgb(73, 25, 73)
HSL	hsl(300, 49%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(300, 66%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.33, 30.14, -19.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.33, 35.77, 327.40°)
OKLab	oklab(30.87% 0.0839 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(30.87% 0.099 327.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.2978, 2.5930, 6.5762)
Luminance	0.0259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491949 #194919

analogous

#311949 #491949 #491931

triadic

#491949 #494919 #194949

tetradic

#491949 #493119 #194919 #193149

square

#491949 #493119 #194919 #193149

split-complementary

#491949 #314919 #194931

monochromatic

#170817 #1B091B #491949 #772977 #A438A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.83

#491949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#491949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491949

13.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491949	1.00	13.83	1.52	13.83
#FFFFFF	13.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13294A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#242F48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B1F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 25, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.099 327.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e597c',
    500: '#491949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491949;
$custom-light: #7e597c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 48.98,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30873,
    "c": 0.09933,
    "h": 327.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491949

secondary

#3E7F3E

accent

#D94F4F

background

#F7F5F7

surface

#EEE9EE

border

#C9C5C9

text

#0A0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #491949

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

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