#492C8E#492C8E

#492C8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.153 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C8E
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 142)
HSL	hsl(258, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 69%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.22, 37.58, -49.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.22, 62.38, 307.05°)
OKLab	oklab(38.89% 0.0553 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(38.89% 0.153 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5294, 5.1705, 26.1345)
Luminance	0.0517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C8E #718E2C

analogous

#2C408E #492C8E #7A2C8E

triadic

#492C8E #8E492C #2C8E49

tetradic

#492C8E #8E2C40 #718E2C #2C8E7A

square

#492C8E #8E2C40 #718E2C #2C8E7A

split-complementary

#492C8E #8E7A2C #408E2C

monochromatic

#190F31 #311E5F #492C8E #613ABD #8565CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#492C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#492C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C8E

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C8E	1.00	10.32	2.03	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#334459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.153 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8267b0',
    500: '#492c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c8e;
$custom-light: #8267b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.755,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3889,
    "c": 0.15297,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C8E

secondary

#9CB660

accent

#DC4CB1

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C8E

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

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