#491E5A#491E5A

#491E5A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.109 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491E5A
RGB	rgb(73, 30, 90)
HSL	hsl(283, 50%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(283, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.37, 31.27, -27.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.37, 41.65, 318.65°)
OKLab	oklab(32.7% 0.0776 -0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(32.7% 0.109 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.0571, 3.0834, 9.9996)
Luminance	0.0308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 6.94

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491E5A #2F5A1E

analogous

#2B1E5A #491E5A #5A1E4D

triadic

#491E5A #5A491E #1E5A49

tetradic

#491E5A #5A2B1E #2F5A1E #1E4D5A

square

#491E5A #5A2B1E #2F5A1E #1E4D5A

split-complementary

#491E5A #4D5A1E #1E5A2B

monochromatic

#130817 #240F2C #491E5A #6E2D88 #933DB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.99

#491E5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#491E5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491E5A

12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491E5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491E5A	1.00	12.99	1.62	12.99
#FFFFFF	12.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#092F5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D3259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482939

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491e5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 30, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.109 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5d89',
    500: '#491e5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491e5a;
$custom-light: #7e5d89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491e5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32702,
    "c": 0.10941,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491E5A

secondary

#5A8F45

accent

#DA4E76

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #491E5A

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

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