#492A99#492A99

#492A99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.169 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492A99
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 153)
HSL	hsl(257, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.77, 41.94, -55.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.77, 69.68, 307.00°)
OKLab	oklab(39.58% 0.0552 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(39.58% 0.169 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3237, 5.3719, 30.6764)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492A99 #7A992A

analogous

#2A4299 #492A99 #802A99

triadic

#492A99 #99492A #2A9949

tetradic

#492A99 #992A42 #7A992A #2A9980

square

#492A99 #992A42 #7A992A #2A9980

split-complementary

#492A99 #99802A #42992A

monochromatic

#1B1039 #321D69 #492A99 #6038C8 #8768D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.12

#492A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#492A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492A99

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492A99	1.00	10.12	2.07	10.12
#FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C475E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.169 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8466b8',
    500: '#492a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492a99;
$custom-light: #8466b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.757,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39581,
    "c": 0.1691,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492A99

secondary

#A3BC63

accent

#E048B6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492A99

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

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