#492BD3#492BD3

#492BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.236 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492BD3
RGB	rgb(73, 43, 211)
HSL	hsl(251, 66%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 80%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 79.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.66, 58.33, -80.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.66, 99.36, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.43% 0.0392 -0.2322)
OKLCH	oklch(45.43% 0.236 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3656, 7.8461, 62.3201)
Luminance	0.0785 (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

#492BD3 #B5D32B

analogous

#2B61D3 #492BD3 #9D2BD3

triadic

#492BD3 #D3492B #2BD349

tetradic

#492BD3 #D32B61 #B5D32B #2BD39D

square

#492BD3 #D32B61 #B5D32B #2BD39D

split-complementary

#492BD3 #D39D2B #61D32B

monochromatic

#26166D #3721A0 #492BD3 #745DDE #A090E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#492BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#492BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492BD3

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492BD3	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 43, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.236 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ae2',
    500: '#492bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492bd3;
$custom-light: #8e6ae2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 66.142,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45428,
    "c": 0.23553,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492BD3

secondary

#C5D387

accent

#E93FCB

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F2EBFC

border

#CCC6D5

text

#0E0716

muted

#7E7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #492BD3

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

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