#492A64#492A64

#492A64 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.101 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492A64
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 100)
HSL	hsl(272, 41%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(272, 58%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.65, 26.81, -28.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.65, 39.41, 312.86°)
OKLab	oklab(35.31% 0.0604 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(35.31% 0.101 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.8754, 3.9926, 12.5152)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 8.44

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492A64 #45642A

analogous

#2C2A64 #492A64 #642A62

triadic

#492A64 #64492A #2A6449

tetradic

#492A64 #642C2A #45642A #2A6264

square

#492A64 #642C2A #45642A #2A6264

split-complementary

#492A64 #62642A #2A642C

monochromatic

#100916 #2A1839 #492A64 #683C8F #8852B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#492A64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#492A64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492A64

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492A64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492A64	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#173766

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213963

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492a64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.101 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6590',
    500: '#492a64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492a64;
$custom-light: #7e6590;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492a64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.069,
    "s": 40.845,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35305,
    "c": 0.1012,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492A64

secondary

#739653

accent

#D15790

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#0A050C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #492A64

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

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