#491996#491996

#491996 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.183 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491996
RGB	rgb(73, 25, 150)
HSL	hsl(263, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(263, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 83.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.68, 49.11, -58.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.68, 76.67, 309.83°)
OKLab	oklab(37.33% 0.0695 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(37.33% 0.183 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.5988, 4.3134, 29.2278)
Luminance	0.0431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491996 #669619

analogous

#192896 #491996 #881996

triadic

#491996 #964919 #199649

tetradic

#491996 #961928 #669619 #199688

square

#491996 #961928 #669619 #199688

split-complementary

#491996 #968819 #289619

monochromatic

#16082D #2F1062 #491996 #6322CA #8349E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.27

#491996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#491996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491996

11.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491996	1.00	11.27	1.86	11.27
#FFFFFF	11.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F3E59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 25, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.183 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855db6',
    500: '#491996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491996;
$custom-light: #855db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.04,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37332,
    "c": 0.18285,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491996

secondary

#94C249

accent

#EE3AA9

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0E9F6

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #491996

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

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