#492BA2#492BA2

#492BA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.179 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BA2
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(255, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, 44.06, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 74.02, 306.53°)
OKLab	oklab(40.55% 0.0524 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(40.55% 0.179 287)
XYZ	xyz(10.1312, 5.7523, 34.7519)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.64

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492BA2 #84A22B

analogous

#2B48A2 #492BA2 #842BA2

triadic

#492BA2 #A2492B #2BA249

tetradic

#492BA2 #A22B48 #84A22B #2BA284

square

#492BA2 #A22B48 #84A22B #2BA284

split-complementary

#492BA2 #A2842B #48A22B

monochromatic

#1D1141 #331E72 #492BA2 #623ECC #896FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#492BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#492BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BA2

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BA2	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#234B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.179 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8567bf',
    500: '#492ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ba2;
$custom-light: #8567bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.126,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40548,
    "c": 0.17888,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.05753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BA2

secondary

#AAC069

accent

#E147BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BA2

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

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