#492CB9#492CB9
#492CB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.205 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #492CB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 44, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.16, 50.33, -69.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.16, 85.68, 305.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.89% 0.0459 -0.1999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.89% 0.205 282.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4026, 6.7198, 46.5330) |
| Luminance | 0.0672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.16
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.20
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.31
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.32
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.38
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#492CB9 #9CB92C
analogous
#2C56B9 #492CB9 #8F2CB9
triadic
#492CB9 #B9492C #2CB949
tetradic
#492CB9 #B92C56 #9CB92C #2CB98F
square
#492CB9 #B92C56 #9CB92C #2CB98F
split-complementary
#492CB9 #B98F2C #56B92C
monochromatic
#221456 #352088 #492CB9 #694DD5 #937FE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.96
#492CB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#492CB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #492CB9
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##492CB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##492CB9 | 1.00 | 8.96 | 2.34 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005571
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #492cb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.205 282.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8969cf',
500: '#492cb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #492cb9; $custom-light: #8969cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#492cb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 44,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.34,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42893,
"c": 0.20511,
"h": 282.9
},
"luminance": 0.06721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#492CB9
secondary
#B8C978
accent
#E543C3
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0614
muted
#7E7A82