#491B8D Color

#491B8D is rgb(73, 27, 141) in RGB and hsl(264, 68%, 33%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#491B8D

HEX#491B8D

RGBrgb(73, 27, 141)

HSLhsl(264, 68%, 33%)

HSVhsv(264, 81%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(36.6% 0.171 294.5)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #491B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #491B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#491B8D Complementary#608D1B Analogous#1B268D Analogous#821B8D Triadic#8D491B Triadic#1B8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #491B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5D22B4 #7431D8 #8E58DF #A87EE7 #C2A5EE #DFD0F6

Shades

#40187C #37146B #2E115A #230D45 #1A0A33 #120722

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