#492CD1#492CD1

#492CD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.233 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492CD1
RGB	rgb(73, 44, 209)
HSL	hsl(251, 65%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 79%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 78.9%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.61, 57.30, -79.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.61, 97.89, 305.83°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% 0.0393 -0.2291)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.233 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1533, 7.8201, 61.0201)
Luminance	0.0782 (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

#492CD1 #B4D12C

analogous

#2C62D1 #492CD1 #9B2CD1

triadic

#492CD1 #D1492C #2CD149

tetradic

#492CD1 #D12C62 #B4D12C #2CD19B

square

#492CD1 #D12C62 #B4D12C #2CD19B

split-complementary

#492CD1 #D19B2C #62D12C

monochromatic

#26176C #37219E #492CD1 #745DDD #9F90E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#492CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#492CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492CD1

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492CD1	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 44, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.233 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ae1',
    500: '#492cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492cd1;
$custom-light: #8e6ae1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.545,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45327,
    "c": 0.2325,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492CD1

secondary

#C5D287

accent

#E840CB

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F2EBFC

border

#CCC6D5

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #492CD1

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

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