#492AB2#492AB2
#492AB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.199 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #492AB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 42, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.12, 49.27, -66.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.12, 83.07, 306.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.96% 0.0491 -0.1927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.96% 0.199 284.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6090, 6.2860, 42.7124) |
| Luminance | 0.0629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.61
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.50
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.80
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.19
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.28
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#492AB2 #93B22A
analogous
#2A4FB2 #492AB2 #8D2AB2
triadic
#492AB2 #B2492A #2AB249
tetradic
#492AB2 #B22A4F #93B22A #2AB28D
square
#492AB2 #B22A4F #93B22A #2AB28D
split-complementary
#492AB2 #B28D2A #4FB22A
monochromatic
#20134F #351E80 #492AB2 #6646D3 #8F77DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.30
#492AB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#492AB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #492AB2
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##492AB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##492AB2 | 1.00 | 9.30 | 2.26 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#08516D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #492ab2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.199 284.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8868ca',
500: '#492ab2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #492ab2; $custom-light: #8868ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#492ab2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 42,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.676,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41958,
"c": 0.19889,
"h": 284.3
},
"luminance": 0.06287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#492AB2
secondary
#B3C771
accent
#E543C0
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82