#492B59#492B59

#492B59 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.085 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B59
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 89)
HSL	hsl(279, 35%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(279, 52%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 51.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.22, 23.33, -22.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.22, 32.30, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(34.78% 0.0576 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(34.78% 0.085 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.4144, 3.8656, 9.9102)
Luminance	0.0386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B59 #3B592B

analogous

#322B59 #492B59 #592B52

triadic

#492B59 #59492B #2B5949

tetradic

#492B59 #59322B #3B592B #2B5259

square

#492B59 #59322B #3B592B #2B5259

split-complementary

#492B59 #52592B #2B5932

monochromatic

#110A15 #271730 #492B59 #6B3F82 #8D53AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#492B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#492B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B59

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B59	1.00	11.84	1.77	11.84
#FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21365B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#293858

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48323D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.085 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6588',
    500: '#492b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b59;
$custom-light: #7d6588;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 34.848,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34775,
    "c": 0.08475,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B59

secondary

#688B55

accent

#CB5D83

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBEF

border

#C9C6CA

text

#0A050B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B59

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

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