#491F78#491F78
#491F78 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.143 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #491F78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 31, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 59%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 74%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 52.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.84, 38.40, -43.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.84, 57.72, 311.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.19% 0.0731 -0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.19% 0.143 300.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6270, 3.7525, 18.1408) |
| Luminance | 0.0375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.60
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 4.77
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.81
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.74
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.76
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#491F78 #4E781F
analogous
#1F2178 #491F78 #761F78
triadic
#491F78 #78491F #1F7849
tetradic
#491F78 #781F21 #4E781F #1F7876
square
#491F78 #781F21 #4E781F #1F7876
split-complementary
#491F78 #78761F #21781F
monochromatic
#0F0618 #2B1247 #491F78 #672CA9 #8543CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.00
#491F78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#491F78 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #491F78
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##491F78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##491F78 | 1.00 | 12.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00367B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F3549
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #491f78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 31, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.143 300.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#805fa0',
500: '#491f78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #491f78; $custom-light: #805fa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#491f78",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 31,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.315,
"s": 58.94,
"l": 29.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35187,
"c": 0.14298,
"h": 300.7
},
"luminance": 0.03753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#491F78
secondary
#7CAB47
accent
#E24698
background
#F8F5F9
surface
#EFE9F2
border
#CAC5CC
text
#0B050F
muted
#7C797E