#492B9C#492B9C

#492B9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.172 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492B9C
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 156)
HSL	hsl(256, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(256, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.23, 42.28, -56.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.23, 70.75, 306.70°)
OKLab	oklab(39.99% 0.0537 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.172 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.6105, 5.5441, 32.0098)
Luminance	0.0554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492B9C #7E9C2B

analogous

#2B469C #492B9C #822B9C

triadic

#492B9C #9C492B #2B9C49

tetradic

#492B9C #9C2B46 #7E9C2B #2B9C82

square

#492B9C #9C2B46 #7E9C2B #2B9C82

split-complementary

#492B9C #9C822B #469C2B

monochromatic

#1C113C #331E6C #492B9C #613BC9 #886BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.96

#492B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#492B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492B9C

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492B9C	1.00	9.96	2.11	9.96
#FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#294960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.172 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8467ba',
    500: '#492b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492b9c;
$custom-light: #8467ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.929,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39993,
    "c": 0.1716,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492B9C

secondary

#A6BD66

accent

#E048B8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492B9C

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

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