#491D81#491D81
#491D81 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.156 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #491D81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 29, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 63%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 78%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.4%, 77.5%, 0%, 49.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.27, 41.78, -48.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.27, 63.71, 310.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.74% 0.073 -0.1376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.74% 0.156 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1484, 3.8801, 21.1369) |
| Luminance | 0.0388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 3.70
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 4.79
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 5.15
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.33
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.58
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#491D81 #55811D
analogous
#1D2381 #491D81 #7B1D81
triadic
#491D81 #81491D #1D8149
tetradic
#491D81 #811D23 #55811D #1D817B
square
#491D81 #811D23 #55811D #1D817B
split-complementary
#491D81 #817B1D #23811D
monochromatic
#10071D #2D124F #491D81 #6528B3 #8344D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.82
#491D81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.78
#491D81 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #491D81
11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##491D81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##491D81 | 1.00 | 11.82 | 1.78 | 11.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003884
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00367F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3B374E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #491d81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 29, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.156 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825ea6',
500: '#491d81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #491d81; $custom-light: #825ea6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#491d81",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 29,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.4,
"s": 63.291,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35737,
"c": 0.15573,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.0388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#491D81
secondary
#84B446
accent
#E6419E
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#EFE9F4
border
#CAC5CE
text
#0B050F
muted
#7C797F