#492C99#492C99

#492C99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.167 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C99
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 153)
HSL	hsl(256, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 71.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.16, 40.85, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.16, 68.52, 306.60°)
OKLab	oklab(39.86% 0.0534 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(39.86% 0.167 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3964, 5.5173, 30.7007)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C99 #7C992C

analogous

#2C4599 #492C99 #7F2C99

triadic

#492C99 #99492C #2C9949

tetradic

#492C99 #992C45 #7C992C #2C997F

square

#492C99 #992C45 #7C992C #2C997F

split-complementary

#492C99 #997F2C #45992C

monochromatic

#1C113A #321E69 #492C99 #613BC7 #876BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#492C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#492C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C99

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C99	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C485F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.167 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468b8',
    500: '#492c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c99;
$custom-light: #8468b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.963,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3986,
    "c": 0.16673,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C99

secondary

#A4BB66

accent

#DF49B7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C99

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

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