#492B99#492B99

#492B99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.168 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B99
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 153)
HSL	hsl(256, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(256, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 71.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.96, 41.40, -55.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.96, 69.10, 306.80°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% 0.0543 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.168 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3596, 5.4437, 30.6884)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B99 #7B992B

analogous

#2B4499 #492B99 #802B99

triadic

#492B99 #99492B #2B9949

tetradic

#492B99 #992B44 #7B992B #2B9980

square

#492B99 #992B44 #7B992B #2B9980

split-complementary

#492B99 #99802B #44992B

monochromatic

#1B1039 #321E69 #492B99 #603AC8 #8769D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.05

#492B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#492B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B99

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B99	1.00	10.05	2.09	10.05
#FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C485F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.168 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8467b8',
    500: '#492b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b99;
$custom-light: #8467b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39719,
    "c": 0.16792,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B99

secondary

#A4BC64

accent

#DF48B6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B99

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

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