#492BC8#492BC8

#492BC8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.223 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BC8
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 200)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 78.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.51, 55.18, -75.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.51, 93.87, 306.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.29% 0.0424 -0.2191)
OKLCH	oklch(44.29% 0.223 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0336, 7.3133, 55.3045)
Luminance	0.0731 (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

#492BC8 #AAC82B

analogous

#2B5BC8 #492BC8 #972BC8

triadic

#492BC8 #C8492B #2BC849

tetradic

#492BC8 #C82B5B #AAC82B #2BC897

square

#492BC8 #C82B5B #AAC82B #2BC897

split-complementary

#492BC8 #C8972B #5BC82B

monochromatic

#241563 #372096 #492BC8 #6F56DB #9A88E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#492BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#492BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BC8

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BC8	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.223 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69da',
    500: '#492bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bc8;
$custom-light: #8c69da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.465,
    "s": 64.609,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44288,
    "c": 0.22321,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BC8

secondary

#C0CF80

accent

#E840C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BC8

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

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