#492A96#492A96

#492A96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.165 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492A96
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 150)
HSL	hsl(257, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 72%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.50, 41.06, -54.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.50, 68.03, 307.12°)
OKLab	oklab(39.31% 0.0558 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(39.31% 0.165 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0791, 5.2740, 29.3879)
Luminance	0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492A96 #77962A

analogous

#2A4196 #492A96 #7F2A96

triadic

#492A96 #96492A #2A9649

tetradic

#492A96 #962A41 #77962A #2A967F

square

#492A96 #962A41 #77962A #2A967F

split-complementary

#492A96 #967F2A #41962A

monochromatic

#1A0F36 #321D66 #492A96 #6037C6 #8666D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#492A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#492A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492A96

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492A96	1.00	10.22	2.05	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.165 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8466b6',
    500: '#492a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492a96;
$custom-light: #8466b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.222,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39308,
    "c": 0.16543,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492A96

secondary

#A1BA61

accent

#E048B4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492A96

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

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