#492BA0#492BA0

#492BA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.176 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BA0
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 160)
HSL	hsl(255, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 73.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.59, 43.47, -58.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.59, 72.93, 306.58°)
OKLab	oklab(40.36% 0.0528 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(40.36% 0.176 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.9548, 5.6818, 33.8230)
Luminance	0.0568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492BA0 #82A02B

analogous

#2B47A0 #492BA0 #842BA0

triadic

#492BA0 #A0492B #2BA049

tetradic

#492BA0 #A02B47 #82A02B #2BA084

square

#492BA0 #A02B47 #82A02B #2BA084

split-complementary

#492BA0 #A0842B #47A02B

monochromatic

#1D1140 #331E70 #492BA0 #623DCB #896ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#492BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#492BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BA0

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BA0	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#264A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.176 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8567bd',
    500: '#492ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ba0;
$custom-light: #8567bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.385,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40362,
    "c": 0.17646,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BA0

secondary

#A9BF68

accent

#E147B9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BA0

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

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