#492B72#492B72

#492B72 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.118 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B72
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 114)
HSL	hsl(265, 45%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(265, 62%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 62.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.82, 30.04, -36.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.82, 46.92, 309.81°)
OKLab	oklab(36.47% 0.0592 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(36.47% 0.118 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6481, 4.3591, 16.4075)
Luminance	0.0436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B

ΔE00 6.76

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B72 #54722B

analogous

#2B3072 #492B72 #6C2B72

triadic

#492B72 #72492B #2B7249

tetradic

#492B72 #722B30 #54722B #2B726C

square

#492B72 #722B30 #54722B #2B726C

split-complementary

#492B72 #726C2B #30722B

monochromatic

#100919 #2D1A46 #492B72 #653C9E #8458C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.22

#492B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#492B72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B72

11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B72	1.00	11.22	1.87	11.22
#FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#043B74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#143A70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#403A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.118 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f669b',
    500: '#492b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b72;
$custom-light: #7f669b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.352,
    "s": 45.223,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36474,
    "c": 0.1181,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B72

secondary

#83A455

accent

#D5539E

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EEEBF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#0A060E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B72

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

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