#491D9A Color

#491D9A is rgb(73, 29, 154) in RGB and hsl(261, 68%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#491D9A

HEX#491D9A

RGBrgb(73, 29, 154)

HSLhsl(261, 68%, 36%)

HSVhsv(261, 81%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(38.1% 0.184 290.8)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 81%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #491D9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #491D9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#491D9A Complementary#6F9A1D Analogous#1D309A Analogous#871D9A Triadic#9A491D Triadic#1D9A49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #491D9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B25C1 #723AD9 #8D60E1 #A683E7 #C2A9EF #DDD0F6

Shades

#3F1985 #371674 #2D125E #250F4D #1A0B38 #120727

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