#492C95#492C95

#492C95 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.162 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C95
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 149)
HSL	hsl(257, 54%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 70.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.81, 39.66, -53.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.81, 66.30, 306.74°)
OKLab	oklab(39.5% 0.0541 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(39.5% 0.162 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0716, 5.3874, 28.9898)
Luminance	0.0539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C95 #78952C

analogous

#2C4495 #492C95 #7D2C95

triadic

#492C95 #95492C #2C9549

tetradic

#492C95 #952C44 #78952C #2C957D

square

#492C95 #952C44 #78952C #2C957D

split-complementary

#492C95 #957D2C #44952C

monochromatic

#1B1037 #321E66 #492C95 #603AC4 #8669D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.11

#492C95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#492C95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C95

10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C95	1.00	10.11	2.08	10.11
#FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.162 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8367b5',
    500: '#492c95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c95;
$custom-light: #8367b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.571,
    "s": 54.404,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39502,
    "c": 0.16176,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C95

secondary

#A2B964

accent

#DE4AB5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C95

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

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