#492CB6#492CB6

#492CB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.202 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CB6
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 182)
HSL	hsl(253, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.87, 49.45, -68.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.87, 84.11, 306.01°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0467 -0.1961)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.202 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.0892, 6.5944, 44.8827)
Luminance	0.0659 (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

#492CB6 #99B62C

analogous

#2C54B6 #492CB6 #8E2CB6

triadic

#492CB6 #B6492C #2CB649

tetradic

#492CB6 #B62C54 #99B62C #2CB68E

square

#492CB6 #B62C54 #99B62C #2CB68E

split-complementary

#492CB6 #B68E2C #54B62C

monochromatic

#211453 #352085 #492CB6 #684CD4 #927DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#492CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#492CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CB6

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CB6	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.202 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969cd',
    500: '#492cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492cb6;
$custom-light: #8969cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.609,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42597,
    "c": 0.20161,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CB6

secondary

#B7C876

accent

#E444C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CB6

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

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