#492CB8#492CB8

#492CB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.204 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CB8
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.06, 50.04, -68.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.06, 85.16, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(42.79% 0.0462 -0.1986)
OKLCH	oklch(42.79% 0.204 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2974, 6.6777, 45.9790)
Luminance	0.0668 (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

#492CB8 #9BB82C

analogous

#2C55B8 #492CB8 #8F2CB8

triadic

#492CB8 #B8492C #2CB849

tetradic

#492CB8 #B82C55 #9BB82C #2CB88F

square

#492CB8 #B82C55 #9BB82C #2CB88F

split-complementary

#492CB8 #B88F2C #55B82C

monochromatic

#221455 #352087 #492CB8 #694DD4 #937EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#492CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#492CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CB8

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CB8	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.204 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969cf',
    500: '#492cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492cb8;
$custom-light: #8969cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.429,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42794,
    "c": 0.20394,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CB8

secondary

#B8C977

accent

#E543C3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CB8

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

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