#492997#492997

#492997 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.168 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492997
RGB	rgb(73, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(257, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.40, 41.89, -55.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.40, 69.16, 307.28°)
OKLab	oklab(39.26% 0.0566 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(39.26% 0.168 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.1249, 5.2363, 29.8021)
Luminance	0.0524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492997 #779729

analogous

#294097 #492997 #802997

triadic

#492997 #974929 #299749

tetradic

#492997 #972940 #779729 #299780

square

#492997 #972940 #779729 #299780

split-complementary

#492997 #978029 #409729

monochromatic

#1A0F37 #321C67 #492997 #6036C7 #8665D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.26

#492997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#492997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492997

10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492997	1.00	10.26	2.05	10.26
#FFFFFF	10.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.168 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8466b7',
    500: '#492997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492997;
$custom-light: #8466b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.455,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39262,
    "c": 0.16783,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492997

secondary

#A1BB61

accent

#E147B4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492997

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

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