#492A98#492A98

#492A98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.168 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492A98
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 152)
HSL	hsl(257, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 72.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.68, 41.64, -55.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.68, 69.13, 307.04°)
OKLab	oklab(39.49% 0.0554 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(39.49% 0.168 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2415, 5.3390, 30.2433)
Luminance	0.0534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492A98 #79982A

analogous

#2A4298 #492A98 #802A98

triadic

#492A98 #98492A #2A9849

tetradic

#492A98 #982A42 #79982A #2A9880

square

#492A98 #982A42 #79982A #2A9880

split-complementary

#492A98 #98802A #42982A

monochromatic

#1B1038 #321D68 #492A98 #6037C8 #8667D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.16

#492A98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#492A98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492A98

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492A98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492A98	1.00	10.16	2.07	10.16
#FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D475E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492a98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.168 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8466b7',
    500: '#492a98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492a98;
$custom-light: #8466b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492a98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.909,
    "s": 56.701,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3949,
    "c": 0.16788,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492A98

secondary

#A2BB62

accent

#E048B5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492A98

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

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