#492C71#492C71

#492C71 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.115 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C71
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 113)
HSL	hsl(265, 44%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(265, 61%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 61.1%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.98, 29.15, -35.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.98, 45.66, 309.68°)
OKLab	oklab(36.57% 0.0578 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(36.57% 0.115 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6283, 4.4100, 16.1216)
Luminance	0.0441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C71 #54712C

analogous

#2C3171 #492C71 #6B2C71

triadic

#492C71 #71492C #2C7149

tetradic

#492C71 #712C31 #54712C #2C716B

square

#492C71 #712C31 #54712C #2C716B

split-complementary

#492C71 #716B2C #31712C

monochromatic

#100A19 #2D1B45 #492C71 #653D9D #8459BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.16

#492C71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#492C71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C71

11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C71	1.00	11.16	1.88	11.16
#FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#093B73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#173B6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#413A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.115 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f669a',
    500: '#492c71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c71;
$custom-light: #7f669a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.217,
    "s": 43.949,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36567,
    "c": 0.11516,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C71

secondary

#83A356

accent

#D4549E

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EEEBF2

border

#C9C6CC

text

#0A060E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C71

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

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