#492BC3#492BC3

#492BC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.218 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BC3
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 195)
HSL	hsl(252, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(252, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 77.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.00, 53.73, -73.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.00, 91.33, 306.04°)
OKLab	oklab(43.78% 0.0438 -0.2131)
OKLCH	oklch(43.78% 0.218 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4588, 7.0834, 52.2772)
Luminance	0.0708 (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

#492BC3 #A5C32B

analogous

#2B59C3 #492BC3 #952BC3

triadic

#492BC3 #C3492B #2BC349

tetradic

#492BC3 #C32B59 #A5C32B #2BC395

square

#492BC3 #C32B59 #A5C32B #2BC395

split-complementary

#492BC3 #C3952B #59C32B

monochromatic

#23155F #362091 #492BC3 #6D52D9 #9784E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#492BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#492BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BC3

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BC3	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.218 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69d7',
    500: '#492bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bc3;
$custom-light: #8b69d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.842,
    "s": 63.866,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43778,
    "c": 0.21754,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BC3

secondary

#BDCD7D

accent

#E741C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BC3

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

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