#492D8B#492D8B

#492D8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.148 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492D8B
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 139)
HSL	hsl(258, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.18, 36.12, -47.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.18, 60.06, 306.97°)
OKLab	oklab(38.78% 0.0547 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(38.78% 0.148 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3449, 5.1570, 24.9768)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492D8B #6F8B2D

analogous

#2D408B #492D8B #782D8B

triadic

#492D8B #8B492D #2D8B49

tetradic

#492D8B #8B2D40 #6F8B2D #2D8B78

square

#492D8B #8B2D40 #6F8B2D #2D8B78

split-complementary

#492D8B #8B782D #408B2D

monochromatic

#180F2F #311E5D #492D8B #613CB9 #8465CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#492D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#492D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492D8B

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492D8B	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00428E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.148 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8268ae',
    500: '#492d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492d8b;
$custom-light: #8268ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.872,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38785,
    "c": 0.14782,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492D8B

secondary

#9BB460

accent

#DB4DB0

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #492D8B

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

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