#492157#492157

#492157 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.101 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492157
RGB	rgb(73, 33, 87)
HSL	hsl(284, 45%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(284, 62%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.80, 28.88, -24.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.80, 38.09, 319.29°)
OKLab	oklab(32.95% 0.0731 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(32.95% 0.101 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.0116, 3.1925, 9.3672)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492157 #2F5721

analogous

#2E2157 #492157 #57214A

triadic

#492157 #574921 #215749

tetradic

#492157 #572E21 #2F5721 #214A57

square

#492157 #572E21 #2F5721 #214A57

split-complementary

#492157 #4A5721 #21572E

monochromatic

#130816 #24102B #492157 #6E3283 #9343B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.82

#492157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#492157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492157

12.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492157	1.00	12.82	1.64	12.82
#FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#133059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482A38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 33, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.101 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5f87',
    500: '#492157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492157;
$custom-light: #7d5f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32948,
    "c": 0.1008,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492157

secondary

#5A8B49

accent

#D55375

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #492157

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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