#492CC3#492CC3

#492CC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.217 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CC3
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 195)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(252, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.16, 53.25, -73.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.16, 90.83, 305.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.89% 0.0432 -0.2123)
OKLCH	oklch(43.89% 0.217 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4956, 7.1570, 52.2894)
Luminance	0.0716 (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

#492CC3 #A6C32C

analogous

#2C5BC3 #492CC3 #952CC3

triadic

#492CC3 #C3492C #2CC349

tetradic

#492CC3 #C32C5B #A6C32C #2CC395

square

#492CC3 #C32C5B #A6C32C #2CC395

split-complementary

#492CC3 #C3952C #5BC32C

monochromatic

#24155F #362191 #492CC3 #6D54D8 #9886E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#492CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#492CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CC3

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CC3	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.217 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ad6',
    500: '#492cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492cc3;
$custom-light: #8b6ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.523,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43894,
    "c": 0.21666,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CC3

secondary

#BECD7E

accent

#E642C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CC3

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

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