#492AC2#492AC2

#492AC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.217 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492AC2
RGB	rgb(73, 42, 194)
HSL	hsl(252, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 78.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.73, 53.91, -73.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.73, 91.32, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.56% 0.0447 -0.2126)
OKLCH	oklch(43.56% 0.217 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3102, 6.9665, 51.6717)
Luminance	0.0697 (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

#492AC2 #A3C22A

analogous

#2A57C2 #492AC2 #952AC2

triadic

#492AC2 #C2492A #2AC249

tetradic

#492AC2 #C22A57 #A3C22A #2AC295

square

#492AC2 #C22A57 #A3C22A #2AC295

split-complementary

#492AC2 #C2952A #57C22A

monochromatic

#23145D #361F90 #492AC2 #6C50D9 #9682E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#492AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#492AC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492AC2

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492AC2	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.217 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68d6',
    500: '#492ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ac2;
$custom-light: #8b68d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.237,
    "s": 64.407,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43562,
    "c": 0.21728,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492AC2

secondary

#BCCD7B

accent

#E740C5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492AC2

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

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