#492BB1#492BB1

#492BB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.197 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BB1
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 177)
HSL	hsl(253, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.20, 48.48, -66.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.20, 82.02, 306.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.98% 0.0487 -0.1906)
OKLCH	oklch(41.98% 0.197 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.5449, 6.3178, 42.1976)
Luminance	0.0632 (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

#492BB1 #93B12B

analogous

#2B50B1 #492BB1 #8C2BB1

triadic

#492BB1 #B1492B #2BB149

tetradic

#492BB1 #B12B50 #93B12B #2BB18C

square

#492BB1 #B12B50 #93B12B #2BB18C

split-complementary

#492BB1 #B18C2B #50B12B

monochromatic

#20134F #351F80 #492BB1 #6647D2 #8F78DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#492BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#492BB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BB1

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BB1	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.197 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868c9',
    500: '#492bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bb1;
$custom-light: #8868c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.433,
    "s": 60.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41983,
    "c": 0.19674,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BB1

secondary

#B3C672

accent

#E444C0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BB1

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

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