#491b65

Color #491b65

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#491b65

RGB

rgb(73, 27, 101)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 57.8%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 73.3%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(20.6, 35.51, -34.43)

LCH

lch(20.6, 49.46, 315.88)

OKLCH

oklch(33.1%, 0.1265, 309.64)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 10.6%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37651b

Analogous

#241b65

#491b65

#651b5c

Triadic

#491b65

#65491b

#1b6549

Split-complementary

#491b65

#5c651b

#1b6524

Tetradic

#491b65

#651b37

#37651b

#1b6549

Square

#491b65

#65241b

#37651b

#1b5c65

Shades

Color #491b65 mixed toward black.

#3d1754

#311243

#250e32

#180922

#0c0511

Tints

Color #491b65 mixed toward white.

#6d2897

#9236c9

#ad68d7

#c89be4

#e4cdf2

Tones

Color #491b65 mixed toward gray.

#48215f

#462759

#452e53

#43344c

#423a46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a5a · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#3c3f57 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#474f4d · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 24.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #491b65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#491b65]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#491b65 (#491b65) is rgb(73, 27, 101) in RGB.

No, #491b65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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