#492498#492498

#492498 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.175 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492498
RGB	rgb(73, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(259, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(259, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.58, 44.75, -56.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.58, 72.46, 308.14°)
OKLab	oklab(38.71% 0.0607 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(38.71% 0.175 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0444, 4.9448, 30.1776)
Luminance	0.0495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492498 #739824

analogous

#243998 #492498 #832498

triadic

#492498 #984924 #249849

tetradic

#492498 #982439 #739824 #249883

square

#492498 #982439 #739824 #249883

split-complementary

#492498 #988324 #399824

monochromatic

#190D35 #311867 #492498 #6130C9 #855ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.56

#492498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#492498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492498

10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492498	1.00	10.56	1.99	10.56
#FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D445C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.175 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8463b7',
    500: '#492498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492498;
$custom-light: #8463b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.138,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38711,
    "c": 0.1746,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492498

secondary

#9EBE5A

accent

#E543B1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492498

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

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