#492497#492497

#492497 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.173 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492497
RGB	rgb(73, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(259, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(259, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.48, 44.47, -56.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.48, 71.92, 308.19°)
OKLab	oklab(38.62% 0.0609 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(38.62% 0.173 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9628, 4.9122, 29.7481)
Luminance	0.0491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492497 #729724

analogous

#243997 #492497 #832497

triadic

#492497 #974924 #249749

tetradic

#492497 #972439 #729724 #249783

square

#492497 #972439 #729724 #249783

split-complementary

#492497 #978324 #399724

monochromatic

#190C34 #311866 #492497 #6130C8 #855DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#492497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#492497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492497

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492497	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)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.173 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8463b7',
    500: '#492497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492497;
$custom-light: #8463b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.304,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38616,
    "c": 0.17344,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492497

secondary

#9DBD5A

accent

#E543B1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492497

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

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