#492CA5#492CA5

#492CA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.181 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CA5
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 165)
HSL	hsl(254, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.25, 44.42, -60.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.25, 75.07, 306.27°)
OKLab	oklab(40.96% 0.0508 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(40.96% 0.181 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.4378, 5.9339, 36.1854)
Luminance	0.0593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492CA5 #88A52C

analogous

#2C4BA5 #492CA5 #852CA5

triadic

#492CA5 #A5492C #2CA549

tetradic

#492CA5 #A52C4B #88A52C #2CA585

square

#492CA5 #A52C4B #88A52C #2CA585

split-complementary

#492CA5 #A5852C #4BA52C

monochromatic

#1E1244 #341F75 #492CA5 #6342CD #8B72D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.60

#492CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#492CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CA5

9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CA5	1.00	9.60	2.19	9.60
#FFFFFF	9.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#204D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.181 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8668c1',
    500: '#492ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ca5;
$custom-light: #8668c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.38,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40963,
    "c": 0.1814,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CA5

secondary

#ACC16C

accent

#E147BC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CA5

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

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