#492BB5#492BB5

#492BB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.201 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#492BB5
RGBrgb(73, 43, 181)
HSLhsl(253, 62%, 44%)
HSVhsv(253, 76%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(59.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LABlab(30.59, 49.65, -67.90)
CIE-LCHlch(30.59, 84.12, 306.18°)
OKLaboklab(42.38% 0.0476 -0.1957)
OKLCHoklch(42.38% 0.201 283.7)
XYZxyz(11.9495, 6.4796, 44.3281)
Luminance0.0648 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#492BB5 #97B52B
analogous
#2B52B5 #492BB5 #8E2BB5
triadic
#492BB5 #B5492B #2BB549
tetradic
#492BB5 #B52B52 #97B52B #2BB58E
square
#492BB5 #B52B52 #97B52B #2BB58E
split-complementary
#492BB5 #B58E2B #52B52B
monochromatic
#211452 #351F84 #492BB5 #6749D4 #917BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15
#492BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30
#492BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BB5
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##492BB5#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##492BB51.009.152.309.15
#FFFFFF9.151.0021.001.00
#0000002.3021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.151.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00536F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #492bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.201 283.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8968cc',
    500: '#492bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #492bb5;
$custom-light: #8968cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#492bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42376,
    "c": 0.20141,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#492BB5
secondary
#B6C874
accent
#E543C2
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0614
muted
#7E7A82

Preview Lab

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#492BB5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva