#492AAD#492AAD

#492AAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.193 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492AAD
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(254, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.64, 47.81, -64.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.64, 80.45, 306.46°)
OKLab	oklab(41.47% 0.0504 -0.1863)
OKLCH	oklch(41.47% 0.193 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1162, 6.0889, 40.1166)
Luminance	0.0609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492AAD #8EAD2A

analogous

#2A4DAD #492AAD #8A2AAD

triadic

#492AAD #AD492A #2AAD49

tetradic

#492AAD #AD2A4D #8EAD2A #2AAD8A

square

#492AAD #AD2A4D #8EAD2A #2AAD8A

split-complementary

#492AAD #AD8A2A #4DAD2A

monochromatic

#1F124B #341E7C #492AAD #6543D1 #8D74DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#492AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#492AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492AAD

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492AAD	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#144F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.193 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8767c7',
    500: '#492aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492aad;
$custom-light: #8767c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.198,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41469,
    "c": 0.19304,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492AAD

secondary

#B0C56E

accent

#E444BE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492AAD

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

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