#491AA0#491AA0

#491AA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.193 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491AA0
RGB	rgb(73, 26, 160)
HSL	hsl(261, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(261, 84%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 83.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.84, 51.37, -63.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.84, 81.36, 309.15°)
OKLab	oklab(38.44% 0.0652 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(38.44% 0.193 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.4604, 4.6929, 33.6582)
Luminance	0.0469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491AA0 #71A01A

analogous

#1A2EA0 #491AA0 #8C1AA0

triadic

#491AA0 #A0491A #1AA049

tetradic

#491AA0 #A01A2E #71A01A #1AA08C

square

#491AA0 #A01A2E #71A01A #1AA08C

split-complementary

#491AA0 #A08C1A #2EA01A

monochromatic

#190937 #31116B #491AA0 #6123D5 #8552E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.83

#491AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#491AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491AA0

10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491AA0	1.00	10.83	1.94	10.83
#FFFFFF	10.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27435F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 26, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.193 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865ebd',
    500: '#491aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491aa0;
$custom-light: #865ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.045,
    "s": 72.043,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38438,
    "c": 0.19283,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491AA0

secondary

#9CC550

accent

#EF39AF

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0512

muted

#7D7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #491AA0

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

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