#491b61

Color #491b61

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.7 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#491b61

RGB

rgb(73, 27, 97)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 56.5%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 72.2%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 72.2%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(20.3, 34.53, -32.28)

LCH

lch(20.3, 47.27, 316.93)

OKLCH

oklch(32.8%, 0.122, 311.71)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 10.6%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#33611b

Analogous

#261b61

#491b61

#611b56

Triadic

#491b61

#61491b

#1b6149

Split-complementary

#491b61

#56611b

#1b6126

Tetradic

#491b61

#611b33

#33611b

#1b6149

Square

#491b61

#61261b

#33611b

#1b5661

Shades

Color #491b61 mixed toward black.

#3d1651

#311241

#240d30

#180920

#0c0410

Tints

Color #491b61 mixed toward white.

#6f2993

#9537c6

#b068d5

#ca9ae3

#e5cdf1

Tones

Color #491b61 mixed toward gray.

#47215b

#452755

#432c4f

#42324a

#403844

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.61:1

White text reads better on this background (13.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a56 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#3c3f53 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#474c4a · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 24

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #491b61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#491b61]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#491b61 (#491b61) is rgb(73, 27, 97) in RGB.

No, #491b61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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