#492BB4#492BB4

#492BB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.200 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BB4
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 180)
HSL	hsl(253, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 76.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.49, 49.36, -67.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.49, 83.60, 306.19°)
OKLab	oklab(42.28% 0.0479 -0.1944)
OKLCH	oklch(42.28% 0.2 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8472, 6.4387, 43.7897)
Luminance	0.0644 (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

#492BB4 #96B42B

analogous

#2B51B4 #492BB4 #8D2BB4

triadic

#492BB4 #B4492B #2BB449

tetradic

#492BB4 #B42B51 #96B42B #2BB48D

square

#492BB4 #B42B51 #96B42B #2BB48D

split-complementary

#492BB4 #B48D2B #51B42B

monochromatic

#211351 #351F83 #492BB4 #6749D3 #907ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#492BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#492BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BB4

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BB4	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.200 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868cc',
    500: '#492bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bb4;
$custom-light: #8868cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.139,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42277,
    "c": 0.20024,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BB4

secondary

#B5C773

accent

#E543C1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BB4

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

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