Information about #491E61 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated twilight violet, #491E61 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dark Mulberry (#4D2759). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hallmark Purple (#452C63) and Troubadour (#56225A).
The recipe behind #491E61 is rgb(73, 30, 97), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #491E61: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #491E61 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#491E61 color variations
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#491E61 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#491E61 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#491E61 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#491E61 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#491E61 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #491E61 color
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Nearest named colors to #491E61
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4D2759
#452C63
#56225A
#431C53
#532759
#4F276D
#4A2D68
#382161
#3A2860
#4A2D57
#482E6A
#3B2A60
#491E61 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#491E61
- RGB73, 30, 97
- CMYK9, 26, 0, 62
- CSSrgb(73, 30, 97)
- HSL279°, 53%, 25%
- HSL Precise278.507°, 52.756%, 24.902%
- HSV279°, 69%, 38%
- HSB279°, 69%, 38%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.118, 0.380)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.118, 0.380, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.118, 0.380)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID491E61
- DECIMAL ID4791905
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



