#492178#492178

#492178 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.140 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492178
RGB	rgb(73, 33, 120)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(268, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 72.5%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.20, 37.37, -42.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.20, 56.59, 311.33°)
OKLab	oklab(35.45% 0.0709 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(35.45% 0.14 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6808, 3.8602, 18.1588)
Luminance	0.0386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.03

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492178 #507821

analogous

#212578 #492178 #742178

triadic

#492178 #784921 #217849

tetradic

#492178 #782125 #507821 #217874

square

#492178 #782125 #507821 #217874

split-complementary

#492178 #787421 #257821

monochromatic

#0F0718 #2C1448 #492178 #662EA8 #8447CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.85

#492178 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#492178 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492178

11.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492178	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492178	1.00	11.85	1.77	11.85
#FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00377B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003776

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E364A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492178;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 33, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.140 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8060a0',
    500: '#492178',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492178;
$custom-light: #8060a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492178",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.586,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35449,
    "c": 0.14036,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492178

secondary

#7EAB4A

accent

#E0489A

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #492178

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

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