#492496#492496

#492496 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.172 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492496
RGB	rgb(73, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(259, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 76%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.39, 44.18, -56.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.39, 71.38, 308.24°)
OKLab	oklab(38.52% 0.0612 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(38.52% 0.172 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8820, 4.8799, 29.3222)
Luminance	0.0488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492496 #719624

analogous

#243896 #492496 #822496

triadic

#492496 #964924 #249649

tetradic

#492496 #962438 #719624 #249682

square

#492496 #962438 #719624 #249682

split-complementary

#492496 #968224 #389624

monochromatic

#190C33 #311865 #492496 #6130C7 #855CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.63

#492496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#492496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492496

10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492496	1.00	10.63	1.98	10.63
#FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.172 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8463b6',
    500: '#492496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492496;
$custom-light: #8463b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.474,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38522,
    "c": 0.17225,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492496

secondary

#9CBD59

accent

#E443B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492496

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

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