#492C9C#492C9C

#492C9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.170 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492C9C
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 156)
HSL	hsl(256, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(256, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 71.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.43, 41.74, -56.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.43, 70.17, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(40.13% 0.0528 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(40.13% 0.17 288)
XYZ	xyz(9.6473, 5.6177, 32.0220)
Luminance	0.0562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492C9C #7F9C2C

analogous

#2C479C #492C9C #812C9C

triadic

#492C9C #9C492C #2C9C49

tetradic

#492C9C #9C2C47 #7F9C2C #2C9C81

square

#492C9C #9C2C47 #7F9C2C #2C9C81

split-complementary

#492C9C #9C812C #479C2C

monochromatic

#1C113D #331F6C #492C9C #613DC8 #886DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.89

#492C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#492C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492C9C

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492C9C	1.00	9.89	2.12	9.89
#FFFFFF	9.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#294961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.170 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468ba',
    500: '#492c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492c9c;
$custom-light: #8468ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.536,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40131,
    "c": 0.17044,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.05618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492C9C

secondary

#A7BD67

accent

#DF49B8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492C9C

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

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