#491c61

Color #491c61

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#491c61

RGB

rgb(73, 28, 97)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 55.2%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 71.1%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(20.48, 34.02, -31.99)

LCH

lch(20.48, 46.7, 316.76)

OKLCH

oklch(32.9%, 0.1206, 311.5)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 11%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#34611c

Analogous

#261c61

#491c61

#611c57

Triadic

#491c61

#61491c

#1c6149

Split-complementary

#491c61

#57611c

#1c6126

Tetradic

#491c61

#611c34

#34611c

#1c6149

Square

#491c61

#61261c

#34611c

#1c5761

Shades

Color #491c61 mixed toward black.

#3d1751

#311341

#240e30

#180920

#0c0510

Tints

Color #491c61 mixed toward white.

#6e2a93

#9439c5

#af6ad4

#ca9be2

#e4cdf1

Tones

Color #491c61 mixed toward gray.

#47225b

#452755

#442d50

#42334a

#403944

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.62:1

White text reads better on this background (12.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a56 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#3d3f53 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#474c4a · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #491c61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#491c61]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#491c61 (#491c61) is rgb(73, 28, 97) in RGB.

No, #491c61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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