#492C96#492C96

#492C96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.163 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C96
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 150)
HSL	hsl(256, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.90, 39.96, -53.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.90, 66.85, 306.70°)
OKLab	oklab(39.59% 0.0539 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(39.59% 0.163 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1518, 5.4194, 29.4121)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C96 #79962C

analogous

#2C4496 #492C96 #7E2C96

triadic

#492C96 #96492C #2C9649

tetradic

#492C96 #962C44 #79962C #2C967E

square

#492C96 #962C44 #79962C #2C967E

split-complementary

#492C96 #967E2C #44962C

monochromatic

#1B1037 #321E67 #492C96 #603AC5 #8669D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.08

#492C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#492C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C96

10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C96	1.00	10.08	2.08	10.08
#FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.163 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8367b6',
    500: '#492c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c96;
$custom-light: #8367b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.415,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39591,
    "c": 0.16301,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C96

secondary

#A2BA64

accent

#DE4AB5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C96

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

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