#492CB5#492CB5

#492CB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.200 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CB5
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(253, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.77, 49.15, -67.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.77, 83.59, 306.02°)
OKLab	oklab(42.5% 0.047 -0.1949)
OKLCH	oklch(42.5% 0.2 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9863, 6.5532, 44.3404)
Luminance	0.0655 (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

#492CB5 #98B52C

analogous

#2C53B5 #492CB5 #8E2CB5

triadic

#492CB5 #B5492C #2CB549

tetradic

#492CB5 #B52C53 #98B52C #2CB58E

square

#492CB5 #B52C53 #98B52C #2CB58E

split-complementary

#492CB5 #B58E2C #53B52C

monochromatic

#211453 #352084 #492CB5 #684BD3 #917CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#492CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#492CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CB5

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CB5	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.200 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969cc',
    500: '#492cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492cb5;
$custom-light: #8969cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.701,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42499,
    "c": 0.20044,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CB5

secondary

#B6C875

accent

#E444C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CB5

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

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