#492AC3#492AC3
#492AC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.218 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #492AC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 42, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 78.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.83, 54.20, -74.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.83, 91.83, 306.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.67% 0.0444 -0.2139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.67% 0.218 281.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4229, 7.0115, 52.2652) |
| Luminance | 0.0701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.21
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 3.74
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.83
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.12
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.56
Ultramarine Blue
#1805DB
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#492AC3 #A4C32A
analogous
#2A58C3 #492AC3 #962AC3
triadic
#492AC3 #C3492A #2AC349
tetradic
#492AC3 #C32A58 #A4C32A #2AC396
square
#492AC3 #C32A58 #A4C32A #2AC396
split-complementary
#492AC3 #C3962A #58C32A
monochromatic
#23145E #361F91 #492AC3 #6C51D9 #9783E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.74
#492AC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#492AC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #492AC3
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##492AC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##492AC3 | 1.00 | 8.74 | 2.40 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005876
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #492ac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 42, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.218 281.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b69d7',
500: '#492ac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #492ac3; $custom-light: #8b69d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#492ac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 42,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.157,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43665,
"c": 0.21841,
"h": 281.7
},
"luminance": 0.07013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#492AC3
secondary
#BDCD7B
accent
#E840C6
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFA
border
#CCC6D3
text
#0D0615
muted
#7E7A83