#491F5E#491F5E

#491F5E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.112 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491F5E
RGB	rgb(73, 31, 94)
HSL	hsl(280, 50%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 67%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.85, 31.69, -29.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.85, 43.24, 317.13°)
OKLab	oklab(33.13% 0.0761 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(33.13% 0.112 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.2577, 3.2047, 10.9291)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491F5E #345E1F

analogous

#2A1F5E #491F5E #5E1F54

triadic

#491F5E #5E491F #1F5E49

tetradic

#491F5E #5E2A1F #345E1F #1F545E

square

#491F5E #5E2A1F #345E1F #1F545E

split-complementary

#491F5E #545E1F #1F5E2A

monochromatic

#120817 #251030 #491F5E #6D2E8C #903DBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#491F5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#491F5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491F5E

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491F5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491F5E	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#053060

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B335D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#472B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491f5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 31, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.112 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5e8c',
    500: '#491f5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491f5e;
$custom-light: #7e5e8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491f5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33131,
    "c": 0.11243,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491F5E

secondary

#609346

accent

#DA4E7D

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #491F5E

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

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