#491D8A

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #491D8A

The precise color #491D8A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Indigo. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 29 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 47% cyan and 79% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#491D8A
RGB73, 29, 138
HSL264.2°, 65.3%, 32.7%
CMYK47%, 79%, 0%, 46%
HSV264.2°, 79.0%, 54.1%
LAB24.1, 44.2, -52.4
XYZ7.8, 4.1, 24.4
Decimal4791690

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.83:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.55:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #491D8A; }
.text-color { color: #491D8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #491D8A; }

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