#491E5F#491E5F

#491E5F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.115 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491E5F
RGB	rgb(73, 30, 95)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 68.4%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.72, 32.48, -30.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.72, 44.41, 317.00°)
OKLab	oklab(33.06% 0.0774 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(33.06% 0.115 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.2771, 3.1714, 11.1584)
Luminance	0.0317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 5.46

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491E5F #345F1E

analogous

#281E5F #491E5F #5F1E55

triadic

#491E5F #5F491E #1E5F49

tetradic

#491E5F #5F281E #345F1E #1E555F

square

#491E5F #5F281E #345F1E #1E555F

split-complementary

#491E5F #555F1E #1E5F28

monochromatic

#120717 #250F30 #491E5F #6D2D8E #903BBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.85

#491E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#491E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491E5F

12.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491E5F	1.00	12.85	1.63	12.85
#FFFFFF	12.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#013061

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19335D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 30, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.115 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5d8d',
    500: '#491e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491e5f;
$custom-light: #7e5d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.692,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3306,
    "c": 0.11519,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491E5F

secondary

#609445

accent

#DB4C7D

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #491E5F

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

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