#492C86#492C86

#492C86 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.143 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C86
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 134)
HSL	hsl(259, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(259, 67%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 67.2%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.56, 35.22, -45.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.56, 57.84, 307.51°)
OKLab	oklab(38.21% 0.0564 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(38.21% 0.143 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.9502, 4.9388, 23.0840)
Luminance	0.0494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C86 #69862C

analogous

#2C3C86 #492C86 #762C86

triadic

#492C86 #86492C #2C8649

tetradic

#492C86 #862C3C #69862C #2C8676

square

#492C86 #862C3C #69862C #2C8676

split-complementary

#492C86 #86762C #3C862C

monochromatic

#170E2A #301D58 #492C86 #623BB4 #8361CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.56

#492C86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#492C86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C86

10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C86	1.00	10.56	1.99	10.56
#FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004089

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384155

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.143 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8167aa',
    500: '#492c86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c86;
$custom-light: #8167aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.333,
    "s": 50.562,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38213,
    "c": 0.14275,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C86

secondary

#96B15C

accent

#DA4EAD

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C86

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

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