#492BCC#492BCC

#492BCC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.228 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BCC
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 78.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 56.33, -77.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 95.88, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% 0.0413 -0.2239)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.228 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5072, 7.5027, 57.7987)
Luminance	0.0750 (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

#492BCC #AECC2B

analogous

#2B5DCC #492BCC #992BCC

triadic

#492BCC #CC492B #2BCC49

tetradic

#492BCC #CC2B5D #AECC2B #2BCC99

square

#492BCC #CC2B5D #AECC2B #2BCC99

split-complementary

#492BCC #CC992B #5DCC2B

monochromatic

#251667 #372099 #492BCC #7158DC #9C8BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#492BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#492BCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BCC

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BCC	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.228 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6add',
    500: '#492bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bcc;
$custom-light: #8d6add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.18,
    "s": 65.182,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.447,
    "c": 0.22772,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BCC

secondary

#C2D082

accent

#E840C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BCC

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

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