#492996#492996

#492996 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.167 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492996
RGB	rgb(73, 41, 150)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.31, 41.59, -54.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.31, 68.61, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(39.17% 0.0568 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(39.17% 0.167 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0440, 5.2040, 29.3762)
Luminance	0.0520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492996 #769629

analogous

#293F96 #492996 #802996

triadic

#492996 #964929 #299649

tetradic

#492996 #96293F #769629 #299680

square

#492996 #96293F #769629 #299680

split-complementary

#492996 #968029 #3F9629

monochromatic

#1A0F36 #321C66 #492996 #6036C6 #8665D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.29

#492996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#492996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492996

10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492996	1.00	10.29	2.04	10.29
#FFFFFF	10.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 41, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.167 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8466b6',
    500: '#492996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492996;
$custom-light: #8466b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.615,
    "s": 57.068,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39171,
    "c": 0.16661,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492996

secondary

#A0BB60

accent

#E047B3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492996

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

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