#492C8D#492C8D

#492C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.152 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C8D
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 141)
HSL	hsl(258, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.13, 37.29, -49.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.13, 61.81, 307.10°)
OKLab	oklab(38.8% 0.0555 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(38.8% 0.152 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4547, 5.1406, 25.7409)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C8D #708D2C

analogous

#2C408D #492C8D #7A2C8D

triadic

#492C8D #8D492C #2C8D49

tetradic

#492C8D #8D2C40 #708D2C #2C8D7A

square

#492C8D #8D2C40 #708D2C #2C8D7A

split-complementary

#492C8D #8D7A2C #408D2C

monochromatic

#190F30 #311D5E #492C8D #613BBC #8465CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#492C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#492C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C8D

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C8D	1.00	10.35	2.03	10.35
#FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004290

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.152 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8267af',
    500: '#492c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c8d;
$custom-light: #8267af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.938,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38804,
    "c": 0.1517,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C8D

secondary

#9CB560

accent

#DC4CB1

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C8D

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

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