#492CA1#492CA1

#492CA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.177 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CA1
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 161)
HSL	hsl(255, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.88, 43.23, -58.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.88, 72.90, 306.37°)
OKLab	oklab(40.59% 0.0517 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(40.59% 0.177 287)
XYZ	xyz(10.0794, 5.7905, 34.2979)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492CA1 #84A12C

analogous

#2C49A1 #492CA1 #842CA1

triadic

#492CA1 #A1492C #2CA149

tetradic

#492CA1 #A12C49 #84A12C #2CA184

square

#492CA1 #A12C49 #84A12C #2CA184

split-complementary

#492CA1 #A1842C #49A12C

monochromatic

#1D1241 #331F71 #492CA1 #6240CB #8970D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#492CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#492CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CA1

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CA1	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#244B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.177 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8568be',
    500: '#492ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ca1;
$custom-light: #8568be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.872,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4059,
    "c": 0.17655,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.05791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CA1

secondary

#AABF6A

accent

#E047BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CA1

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

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