#492B96#492B96

#492B96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.164 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B96
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 150)
HSL	hsl(257, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.70, 40.51, -53.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.70, 67.45, 306.91°)
OKLab	oklab(39.45% 0.0549 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(39.45% 0.164 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.1150, 5.3458, 29.3998)
Luminance	0.0535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B96 #78962B

analogous

#2B4396 #492B96 #7E2B96

triadic

#492B96 #96492B #2B9649

tetradic

#492B96 #962B43 #78962B #2B967E

square

#492B96 #962B43 #78962B #2B967E

split-complementary

#492B96 #967E2B #43962B

monochromatic

#1B1037 #321D66 #492B96 #6039C6 #8668D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.15

#492B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#492B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B96

10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B96	1.00	10.15	2.07	10.15
#FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.164 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8467b6',
    500: '#492b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b96;
$custom-light: #8467b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.822,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39448,
    "c": 0.16423,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B96

secondary

#A2BA63

accent

#DF49B5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B96

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

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