#492492#492492

#492492 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.168 H 291.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492492
RGB	rgb(73, 36, 146)
HSL	hsl(260, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(260, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 75.3%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.02, 43.05, -54.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.02, 69.22, 308.45°)
OKLab	oklab(38.15% 0.0622 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(38.15% 0.168 291.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.5654, 4.7532, 27.6547)
Luminance	0.0475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492492 #6D9224

analogous

#243692 #492492 #802492

triadic

#492492 #924924 #249249

tetradic

#492492 #922436 #6D9224 #249280

square

#492492 #922436 #6D9224 #249280

split-complementary

#492492 #928024 #369224

monochromatic

#180C30 #301861 #492492 #6230C3 #845AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.76

#492492 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#492492 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492492

10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492492	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492492	1.00	10.76	1.95	10.76
#FFFFFF	10.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314159

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492492;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 36, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.168 291.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8363b3',
    500: '#492492',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492492;
$custom-light: #8363b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492492",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.182,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38148,
    "c": 0.16756,
    "h": 291.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492492

secondary

#99BB57

accent

#E444AE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492492

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

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