#492AA4#492AA4

#492AA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.182 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492AA4
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 164)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 74.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, 45.17, -60.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 75.65, 306.66°)
OKLab	oklab(40.61% 0.0527 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(40.61% 0.182 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2745, 5.7522, 35.6837)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.55

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492AA4 #85A42A

analogous

#2A48A4 #492AA4 #862AA4

triadic

#492AA4 #A4492A #2AA449

tetradic

#492AA4 #A42A48 #85A42A #2AA486

square

#492AA4 #A42A48 #85A42A #2AA486

split-complementary

#492AA4 #A4862A #48A42A

monochromatic

#1E1143 #331E73 #492AA4 #623ECD #8A6EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#492AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#492AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492AA4

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492AA4	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#214B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.182 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8667c0',
    500: '#492aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492aa4;
$custom-light: #8667c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.246,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40605,
    "c": 0.18237,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492AA4

secondary

#ABC169

accent

#E245BB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492AA4

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

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