#492279#492279

#492279 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.140 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492279
RGB	rgb(73, 34, 121)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(267, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.48, 37.11, -42.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.48, 56.57, 311.00°)
OKLab	oklab(35.67% 0.0696 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(35.67% 0.14 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7700, 3.9409, 18.4895)
Luminance	0.0394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.17

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492279 #527922

analogous

#222679 #492279 #752279

triadic

#492279 #794922 #227949

tetradic

#492279 #792226 #527922 #227975

square

#492279 #792226 #527922 #227975

split-complementary

#492279 #797522 #267922

monochromatic

#0F0719 #2C1549 #492279 #662FA9 #8449CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.74

#492279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#492279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492279

11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492279	1.00	11.74	1.79	11.74
#FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003777

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E374B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 34, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.140 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8060a0',
    500: '#492279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492279;
$custom-light: #8060a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.897,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35668,
    "c": 0.14022,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492279

secondary

#80AC4B

accent

#DF489C

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #492279

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

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