#492579#492579

#492579 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.136 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492579
RGB	rgb(73, 37, 121)
HSL	hsl(266, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(266, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 69.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.06, 35.48, -41.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.06, 54.78, 310.37°)
OKLab	oklab(36.09% 0.0662 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(36.09% 0.136 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.8595, 4.1200, 18.5193)
Luminance	0.0412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.87

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492579 #557925

analogous

#252B79 #492579 #732579

triadic

#492579 #794925 #257949

tetradic

#492579 #79252B #557925 #257973

square

#492579 #79252B #557925 #257973

split-complementary

#492579 #797325 #2B7925

monochromatic

#10081B #2D174A #492579 #6533A8 #834FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.51

#492579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#492579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492579

11.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492579	1.00	11.51	1.82	11.51
#FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003877

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E384B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 37, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.136 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8062a0',
    500: '#492579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492579;
$custom-light: #8062a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3609,
    "c": 0.13609,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492579

secondary

#84AB4E

accent

#DD4B9E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #492579

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

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