#492CAB#492CAB

#492CAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.189 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CAB
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.81, 46.20, -63.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.81, 78.30, 306.16°)
OKLab	oklab(41.53% 0.0494 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(41.53% 0.189 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9968, 6.1575, 39.1292)
Luminance	0.0616 (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

#492CAB #8EAB2C

analogous

#2C4EAB #492CAB #892CAB

triadic

#492CAB #AB492C #2CAB49

tetradic

#492CAB #AB2C4E #8EAB2C #2CAB89

square

#492CAB #AB2C4E #8EAB2C #2CAB89

split-complementary

#492CAB #AB892C #4EAB2C

monochromatic

#1F134A #341F7A #492CAB #6545CF #8D76DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#492CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#492CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CAB

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CAB	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#184F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.189 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768c5',
    500: '#492cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492cab;
$custom-light: #8768c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.701,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41531,
    "c": 0.18861,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CAB

secondary

#B0C36F

accent

#E246BE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CAB

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

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