#492595#492595

#492595 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.170 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492595
RGB	rgb(73, 37, 149)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 75.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.47, 43.39, -55.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.47, 70.30, 308.11°)
OKLab	oklab(38.55% 0.0606 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(38.55% 0.17 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8325, 4.9092, 28.9101)
Luminance	0.0491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492595 #719525

analogous

#253995 #492595 #812595

triadic

#492595 #954925 #259549

tetradic

#492595 #952539 #719525 #259581

square

#492595 #952539 #719525 #259581

split-complementary

#492595 #958125 #399525

monochromatic

#190D33 #311964 #492595 #6131C6 #855ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.60

#492595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#492595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492595

10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492595	1.00	10.60	1.98	10.60
#FFFFFF	10.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 37, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.170 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8463b5',
    500: '#492595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492595;
$custom-light: #8463b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.286,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38553,
    "c": 0.16999,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492595

secondary

#9CBC5A

accent

#E344B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492595

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

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