#491DA0

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #491DA0

When working with digital screens, the color #491DA0 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Indigo. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 29 green, and 160 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 54% Cyan, 82% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 260.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#491DA0
RGB73, 29, 160
HSL260.2°, 69.3%, 37.1%
CMYK54%, 82%, 0%, 37%
HSV260.2°, 81.9%, 62.7%
LAB26.3, 50.2, -62.4
XYZ9.5, 4.8, 33.7
Decimal4791712

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #491DA0; }
.text-color { color: #491DA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #491DA0; }

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