#492D87#492D87

#492D87 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.143 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492D87
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 135)
HSL	hsl(259, 50%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(259, 67%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.85, 34.93, -46.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.85, 57.78, 307.20°)
OKLab	oklab(38.45% 0.0552 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(38.45% 0.143 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0580, 5.0423, 23.4657)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492D87 #6B872D

analogous

#2D3E87 #492D87 #762D87

triadic

#492D87 #87492D #2D8749

tetradic

#492D87 #872D3E #6B872D #2D8776

square

#492D87 #872D3E #6B872D #2D8776

split-complementary

#492D87 #87762D #3E872D

monochromatic

#170E2B #301E59 #492D87 #623CB5 #8463CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.46

#492D87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#492D87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492D87

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492D87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492D87	1.00	10.46	2.01	10.46
#FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00418A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492d87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.143 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8168ab',
    500: '#492d87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492d87;
$custom-light: #8168ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492d87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.667,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38451,
    "c": 0.14266,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492D87

secondary

#98B25E

accent

#DA4EAE

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #492D87

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

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