#492CA2#492CA2

#492CA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.178 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CA2
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(255, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.97, 43.53, -59.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.97, 73.45, 306.34°)
OKLab	oklab(40.68% 0.0515 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(40.68% 0.178 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.1680, 5.8259, 34.7642)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492CA2 #85A22C

analogous

#2C4AA2 #492CA2 #842CA2

triadic

#492CA2 #A2492C #2CA249

tetradic

#492CA2 #A22C4A #85A22C #2CA284

square

#492CA2 #A22C4A #85A22C #2CA284

split-complementary

#492CA2 #A2842C #4AA22C

monochromatic

#1E1242 #331F72 #492CA2 #6240CB #8A70D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#492CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#492CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CA2

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CA2	1.00	9.70	2.17	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#234C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.178 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8568bf',
    500: '#492ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ca2;
$custom-light: #8568bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.746,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40683,
    "c": 0.17777,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CA2

secondary

#ABBF6A

accent

#E147BB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CA2

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

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