#492379#492379

#492379 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.139 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492379
RGB	rgb(73, 35, 121)
HSL	hsl(267, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(267, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.67, 36.58, -42.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.67, 55.98, 310.80°)
OKLab	oklab(35.81% 0.0685 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(35.81% 0.139 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.7990, 3.9989, 18.4991)
Luminance	0.0400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.39

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492379 #537923

analogous

#232879 #492379 #742379

triadic

#492379 #794923 #237949

tetradic

#492379 #792328 #537923 #237974

square

#492379 #792328 #537923 #237974

split-complementary

#492379 #797423 #287923

monochromatic

#10081A #2C154A #492379 #6631A8 #844BCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.67

#492379 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#492379 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492379

11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492379	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492379	1.00	11.67	1.80	11.67
#FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003877

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E374B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492379;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 35, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.139 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8061a0',
    500: '#492379',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492379;
$custom-light: #8061a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492379",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.512,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35806,
    "c": 0.13887,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492379

secondary

#81AC4C

accent

#DE499D

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #492379

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

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