#492B89#492B89

#492B89 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.148 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B89
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 137)
HSL	hsl(259, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.59, 36.68, -47.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.59, 60.17, 307.56°)
OKLab	oklab(38.31% 0.0571 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(38.31% 0.148 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1256, 4.9501, 24.1894)
Luminance	0.0495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B89 #6B892B

analogous

#2B3C89 #492B89 #782B89

triadic

#492B89 #89492B #2B8949

tetradic

#492B89 #892B3C #6B892B #2B8978

square

#492B89 #892B3C #6B892B #2B8978

split-complementary

#492B89 #89782B #3C892B

monochromatic

#170E2C #301C5A #492B89 #623AB8 #8461CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.55

#492B89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#492B89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B89

10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B89	1.00	10.55	1.99	10.55
#FFFFFF	10.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00408C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.148 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8266ac',
    500: '#492b89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b89;
$custom-light: #8266ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.149,
    "s": 52.222,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38313,
    "c": 0.14795,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B89

secondary

#98B35C

accent

#DC4CAE

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B89

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

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