#491c62

Color #491c62

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#491c62

RGB

rgb(73, 28, 98)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 55.6%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 71.4%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(20.55, 34.27, -32.53)

LCH

lch(20.55, 47.25, 316.49)

OKLCH

oklch(33%, 0.1216, 311)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 11%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35621c

Analogous

#261c62

#491c62

#621c58

Triadic

#491c62

#62491c

#1c6249

Split-complementary

#491c62

#58621c

#1c6226

Tetradic

#491c62

#621c35

#35621c

#1c6249

Square

#491c62

#62261c

#35621c

#1c5862

Shades

Color #491c62 mixed toward black.

#3d1752

#311341

#250e31

#180921

#0c0510

Tints

Color #491c62 mixed toward white.

#6e2a94

#9338c6

#ae6ad4

#c99be3

#e4cdf1

Tones

Color #491c62 mixed toward gray.

#47225c

#462856

#442d50

#42334b

#413945

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a57 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#3d3f54 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#474d4b · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 24

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #491c62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#491c62]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#491c62 (#491c62) is rgb(73, 28, 98) in RGB.

No, #491c62 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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