#492B64#492B64

#492B64 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.099 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B64
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 100)
HSL	hsl(272, 40%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(272, 57%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 57%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.88, 26.19, -28.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.88, 38.71, 312.57°)
OKLab	oklab(35.48% 0.0589 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(35.48% 0.099 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.9113, 4.0644, 12.5272)
Luminance	0.0406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 8.69

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B64 #46642B

analogous

#2C2B64 #492B64 #642B62

triadic

#492B64 #64492B #2B6449

tetradic

#492B64 #642C2B #46642B #2B6264

square

#492B64 #642C2B #46642B #2B6264

split-complementary

#492B64 #62642B #2B642C

monochromatic

#100915 #2A1939 #492B64 #683D8F #8754B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.58

#492B64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#492B64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B64

11.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B64	1.00	11.58	1.81	11.58
#FFFFFF	11.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193866

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223963

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.099 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6590',
    500: '#492b64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b64;
$custom-light: #7e6590;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 39.86,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35479,
    "c": 0.09942,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B64

secondary

#749655

accent

#D05891

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEEBF0

border

#C9C6CB

text

#0A060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B64

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

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