#492AA0#492AA0

#492AA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.178 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492AA0
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.41, 44.00, -58.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.41, 73.50, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(40.23% 0.0537 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(40.23% 0.178 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9189, 5.6100, 33.8111)
Luminance	0.0561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492AA0 #81A02A

analogous

#2A46A0 #492AA0 #842AA0

triadic

#492AA0 #A0492A #2AA049

tetradic

#492AA0 #A02A46 #81A02A #2AA084

square

#492AA0 #A02A46 #81A02A #2AA084

split-complementary

#492AA0 #A0842A #46A02A

monochromatic

#1D113F #331D70 #492AA0 #613CCC #886CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#492AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#492AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492AA0

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492AA0	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#264A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.178 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8567bd',
    500: '#492aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492aa0;
$custom-light: #8567bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.763,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40228,
    "c": 0.17758,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492AA0

secondary

#A8BF67

accent

#E246B9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492AA0

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

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