#491e5a

Color #491e5a

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.67 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#491e5a

RGB

rgb(73, 30, 90)

HSL

hsl(283, 50%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283, 66.7%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(20.37, 31.27, -27.52)

LCH

lch(20.37, 41.66, 318.65)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.1095, 315.15)

HWB

hwb(283, 11.8%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f5a1e

Analogous

#2b1e5a

#491e5a

#5a1e4d

Triadic

#491e5a

#5a491e

#1e5a49

Split-complementary

#491e5a

#4d5a1e

#1e5a2b

Tetradic

#491e5a

#5a1e2f

#2f5a1e

#1e5a49

Square

#491e5a

#5a2b1e

#2f5a1e

#1e4d5a

Shades

Color #491e5a mixed toward black.

#3d194b

#31143c

#240f2d

#180a1e

#0c050f

Tints

Color #491e5a mixed toward white.

#702e8b

#983ebb

#b36dce

#cc9dde

#e6ceef

Tones

Color #491e5a mixed toward gray.

#472355

#452850

#422d4b

#403246

#3e3741

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.62:1

White text reads better on this background (12.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3a50 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#3d404e · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#484745 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 23.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #491e5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#491e5a]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#491e5a (#491e5a) is rgb(73, 30, 90) in RGB.

No, #491e5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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