#492BB2#492BB2

#492BB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.198 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BB2
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(253, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.30, 48.77, -66.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.30, 82.55, 306.22°)
OKLab	oklab(42.08% 0.0484 -0.1919)
OKLCH	oklch(42.08% 0.198 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6449, 6.3578, 42.7244)
Luminance	0.0636 (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

#492BB2 #94B22B

analogous

#2B51B2 #492BB2 #8C2BB2

triadic

#492BB2 #B2492B #2BB249

tetradic

#492BB2 #B22B51 #94B22B #2BB28C

square

#492BB2 #B22B51 #94B22B #2BB28C

split-complementary

#492BB2 #B28C2B #51B22B

monochromatic

#21134F #351F81 #492BB2 #6648D3 #8F79DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.24

#492BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#492BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BB2

9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BB2	1.00	9.24	2.27	9.24
#FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#07516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.198 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868ca',
    500: '#492bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bb2;
$custom-light: #8868ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42081,
    "c": 0.1979,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BB2

secondary

#B4C772

accent

#E444C1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BB2

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

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