#491979#491979

#491979 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.151 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491979
RGB	rgb(73, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(270, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(270, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 79.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.92, 41.51, -45.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.92, 61.39, 312.55°)
OKLab	oklab(34.57% 0.0788 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(34.57% 0.151 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.5456, 3.4922, 18.4147)
Luminance	0.0349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.39

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491979 #497919

analogous

#191979 #491979 #791979

triadic

#491979 #794919 #197949

tetradic

#491979 #791919 #497919 #197979

square

#491979 #791919 #497919 #197979

split-complementary

#491979 #797919 #197919

monochromatic

#0F0519 #2A0F46 #491979 #6823AC #8637D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#491979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#491979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491979

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491979	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00347C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.151 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815ca0',
    500: '#491979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491979;
$custom-light: #815ca0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34565,
    "c": 0.15129,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491979

secondary

#77AE40

accent

#E93F94

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #491979

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

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