#492D79#492D79

#492D79 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.124 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492D79
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 121)
HSL	hsl(262, 46%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(262, 63%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 62.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.78, 30.83, -38.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.78, 49.68, 308.36°)
OKLab	oklab(37.34% 0.0563 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(37.34% 0.124 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1363, 4.6736, 18.6116)
Luminance	0.0467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492D79 #5D792D

analogous

#2D3779 #492D79 #6F2D79

triadic

#492D79 #79492D #2D7949

tetradic

#492D79 #792D37 #5D792D #2D796F

square

#492D79 #792D37 #5D792D #2D796F

split-complementary

#492D79 #796F2D #37792D

monochromatic

#130C20 #2E1C4C #492D79 #643EA6 #835DC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.85

#492D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#492D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492D79

10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492D79	1.00	10.85	1.93	10.85
#FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B3C77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.124 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f67a0',
    500: '#492d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492d79;
$custom-light: #7f67a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.105,
    "s": 45.783,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37335,
    "c": 0.12426,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492D79

secondary

#8CA958

accent

#D552A5

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0A060F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #492D79

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

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