#492AB9#492AB9

#492AB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.207 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492AB9
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(253, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(253, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.82, 51.31, -69.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.82, 86.71, 306.28°)
OKLab	oklab(42.65% 0.0472 -0.2015)
OKLCH	oklch(42.65% 0.207 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3299, 6.5743, 46.5088)
Luminance	0.0658 (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

#492AB9 #9AB92A

analogous

#2A53B9 #492AB9 #912AB9

triadic

#492AB9 #B9492A #2AB949

tetradic

#492AB9 #B92A53 #9AB92A #2AB991

square

#492AB9 #B92A53 #9AB92A #2AB991

split-complementary

#492AB9 #B9912A #53B92A

monochromatic

#221355 #351F87 #492AB9 #694AD6 #927CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#492AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#492AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492AB9

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492AB9	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.207 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8968cf',
    500: '#492ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ab9;
$custom-light: #8968cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.007,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42653,
    "c": 0.20699,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492AB9

secondary

#B7CA75

accent

#E642C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492AB9

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

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