#492BAB#492BAB

#492BAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.190 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BAB
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(254, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.62, 46.72, -63.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.62, 78.85, 306.33°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% 0.0502 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.19 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9600, 6.0838, 39.1170)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492BAB #8DAB2B

analogous

#2B4DAB #492BAB #892BAB

triadic

#492BAB #AB492B #2BAB49

tetradic

#492BAB #AB2B4D #8DAB2B #2BAB89

square

#492BAB #AB2B4D #8DAB2B #2BAB89

split-complementary

#492BAB #AB892B #4DAB2B

monochromatic

#1F1249 #341F7A #492BAB #6443D0 #8D74DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#492BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#492BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BAB

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BAB	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#184F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.190 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768c5',
    500: '#492bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bab;
$custom-light: #8768c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.063,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41402,
    "c": 0.18965,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BAB

secondary

#B0C46E

accent

#E345BE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BAB

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

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