#492AB5#492AB5
#492AB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.202 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #492AB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 42, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.7%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.42, 50.15, -68.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.42, 84.64, 306.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.26% 0.0483 -0.1965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.26% 0.202 283.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9135, 6.4078, 44.3162) |
| Luminance | 0.0641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.68
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.29
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.48
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.95
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.98
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#492AB5 #96B52A
analogous
#2A50B5 #492AB5 #8E2AB5
triadic
#492AB5 #B5492A #2AB549
tetradic
#492AB5 #B52A50 #96B52A #2AB58E
square
#492AB5 #B52A50 #96B52A #2AB58E
split-complementary
#492AB5 #B58E2A #50B52A
monochromatic
#211352 #351E83 #492AB5 #6748D4 #9079E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.20
#492AB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#492AB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #492AB5
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##492AB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##492AB5 | 1.00 | 9.20 | 2.28 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00526E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #492ab5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.202 283.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8968cc',
500: '#492ab5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #492ab5; $custom-light: #8968cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#492ab5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 42,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.381,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42255,
"c": 0.20237,
"h": 283.8
},
"luminance": 0.06409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#492AB5
secondary
#B5C873
accent
#E542C1
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0614
muted
#7E7A82