#492CA0#492CA0

#492CA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.175 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CA0
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 160)
HSL	hsl(255, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.79, 42.93, -58.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.79, 72.36, 306.39°)
OKLab	oklab(40.5% 0.0519 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(40.5% 0.175 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9916, 5.7554, 33.8353)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492CA0 #83A02C

analogous

#2C49A0 #492CA0 #832CA0

triadic

#492CA0 #A0492C #2CA049

tetradic

#492CA0 #A02C49 #83A02C #2CA083

square

#492CA0 #A02C49 #83A02C #2CA083

split-complementary

#492CA0 #A0832C #49A02C

monochromatic

#1D1240 #331F70 #492CA0 #623FCA #896FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#492CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#492CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CA0

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CA0	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#254B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.175 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8568bd',
    500: '#492ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ca0;
$custom-light: #8568bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40498,
    "c": 0.17533,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CA0

secondary

#A9BF69

accent

#E048BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CA0

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

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