#492AB0#492AB0

#492AB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.197 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492AB0
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 176)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(254, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 76.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.93, 48.69, -66.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.93, 82.03, 306.41°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% 0.0497 -0.1902)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.197 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.4097, 6.2063, 41.6626)
Luminance	0.0621 (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

#492AB0 #91B02A

analogous

#2A4EB0 #492AB0 #8C2AB0

triadic

#492AB0 #B0492A #2AB049

tetradic

#492AB0 #B02A4E #91B02A #2AB08C

square

#492AB0 #B02A4E #91B02A #2AB08C

split-complementary

#492AB0 #B08C2A #4EB02A

monochromatic

#20124D #351E7F #492AB0 #6545D3 #8E76DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.37

#492AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#492AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492AB0

9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492AB0	1.00	9.37	2.24	9.37
#FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.197 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8867c9',
    500: '#492ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ab0;
$custom-light: #8867c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.881,
    "s": 61.468,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41762,
    "c": 0.19655,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492AB0

secondary

#B2C670

accent

#E543BF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492AB0

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

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