#492AB3#492AB3

#492AB3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.200 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492AB3
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.22, 49.56, -67.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.22, 83.60, 306.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.06% 0.0488 -0.194)
OKLCH	oklch(42.06% 0.2 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7098, 6.3263, 43.2431)
Luminance	0.0633 (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

#492AB3 #94B32A

analogous

#2A4FB3 #492AB3 #8D2AB3

triadic

#492AB3 #B3492A #2AB349

tetradic

#492AB3 #B32A4F #94B32A #2AB38D

square

#492AB3 #B32A4F #94B32A #2AB38D

split-complementary

#492AB3 #B38D2A #4FB32A

monochromatic

#211350 #351E81 #492AB3 #6646D4 #8F78DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#492AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#492AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492AB3

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492AB3	1.00	9.27	2.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#04516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.200 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cb',
    500: '#492ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ab3;
$custom-light: #8868cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.577,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42057,
    "c": 0.20005,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492AB3

secondary

#B4C772

accent

#E543C0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492AB3

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

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