#492B97#492B97

#492B97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.165 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B97
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 151)
HSL	hsl(257, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 71.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.79, 40.80, -54.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.79, 68.00, 306.87°)
OKLab	oklab(39.54% 0.0547 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(39.54% 0.165 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1958, 5.3782, 29.8257)
Luminance	0.0538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B97 #79972B

analogous

#2B4397 #492B97 #7F2B97

triadic

#492B97 #97492B #2B9749

tetradic

#492B97 #972B43 #79972B #2B977F

square

#492B97 #972B43 #79972B #2B977F

split-complementary

#492B97 #977F2B #43972B

monochromatic

#1B1038 #321D67 #492B97 #6039C7 #8668D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.12

#492B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#492B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B97

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B97	1.00	10.12	2.08	10.12
#FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D475E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.165 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8467b7',
    500: '#492b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b97;
$custom-light: #8467b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.667,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39538,
    "c": 0.16546,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B97

secondary

#A2BB63

accent

#DF49B5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B97

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

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