#491F63#491F63

#491F63 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.118 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491F63
RGB	rgb(73, 31, 99)
HSL	hsl(277, 52%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(277, 69%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 68.7%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.20, 32.93, -32.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.20, 46.03, 315.69°)
OKLab	oklab(33.5% 0.0759 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(33.5% 0.118 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.4893, 3.2974, 12.1492)
Luminance	0.0330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491F63 #39631F

analogous

#271F63 #491F63 #631F5B

triadic

#491F63 #63491F #1F6349

tetradic

#491F63 #63271F #39631F #1F5B63

square

#491F63 #63271F #39631F #1F5B63

split-complementary

#491F63 #5B631F #1F6327

monochromatic

#110717 #271034 #491F63 #6B2E92 #8E3CC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.66

#491F63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#491F63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491F63

12.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491F63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491F63	1.00	12.66	1.66	12.66
#FFFFFF	12.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003165

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#163461

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#452D3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491f63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 31, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.118 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5e90',
    500: '#491f63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491f63;
$custom-light: #7e5e90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491f63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.059,
    "s": 52.308,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33497,
    "c": 0.11831,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491F63

secondary

#659846

accent

#DC4C83

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#0A040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #491F63

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

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