#492C98#492C98

#492C98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.166 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C98
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 152)
HSL	hsl(256, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 71.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.07, 40.55, -54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.07, 67.96, 306.63°)
OKLab	oklab(39.77% 0.0536 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(39.77% 0.166 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3142, 5.4844, 30.2675)
Luminance	0.0549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C98 #7B982C

analogous

#2C4598 #492C98 #7F2C98

triadic

#492C98 #98492C #2C9849

tetradic

#492C98 #982C45 #7B982C #2C987F

square

#492C98 #982C45 #7B982C #2C987F

split-complementary

#492C98 #987F2C #45982C

monochromatic

#1B1139 #321E69 #492C98 #603BC6 #876AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.01

#492C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#492C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C98

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C98	1.00	10.01	2.10	10.01
#FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C485E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.166 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468b7',
    500: '#492c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c98;
$custom-light: #8468b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.111,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3977,
    "c": 0.1655,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C98

secondary

#A4BB65

accent

#DE49B6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C98

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

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