#492399#492399

#492399 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.177 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492399
RGB	rgb(73, 35, 153)
HSL	hsl(259, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(259, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 77.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.50, 45.52, -57.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.50, 73.52, 308.26°)
OKLab	oklab(38.69% 0.0612 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(38.69% 0.177 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0968, 4.9180, 30.6008)
Luminance	0.0492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492399 #739923

analogous

#233899 #492399 #842399

triadic

#492399 #994923 #239949

tetradic

#492399 #992338 #739923 #239984

square

#492399 #992338 #739923 #239984

split-complementary

#492399 #998423 #389923

monochromatic

#190C35 #311867 #492399 #612ECB #855DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#492399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#492399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492399

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492399	1.00	10.59	1.98	10.59
#FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 35, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.177 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8562b8',
    500: '#492399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492399;
$custom-light: #8562b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.322,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38685,
    "c": 0.17681,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492399

secondary

#9EBE59

accent

#E642B1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492399

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

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