Palettes / Colors / #491DCD

#491DCD — Purple

#491DCD is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #491DCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#491DCD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1CD1D; it also sits naturally between #1D49CD and #A11DCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 11% · Blue 80%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #491DCD

.text { color: #491DCD; }
.background { background-color: #491DCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #491DCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 29, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 75%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #491DCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 29, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #491DCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 29, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#491DCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#491DCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #491DCD

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Tones of #491DCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1CD1D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #491DCD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #491DCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #491DCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #491DCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #491DCC  ·  #491DCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #491DCD?

#491DCD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 73, 29, 205). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #491DCD?

#491DCD is RGB 73, 29, 205 — HSL 255°, 75%, 46% — CMYK 64%, 86%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #491DCD?

Its complement is #A1CD1D; analogous partners are #1D49CD and #A11DCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #491DCD for text?

White text on #491DCD has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.34:1.