#492D8F#492D8F

#492D8F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.153 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492D8F
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 143)
HSL	hsl(257, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 68.5%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.51, 37.31, -49.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.51, 62.33, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(39.13% 0.0541 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(39.13% 0.153 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.6426, 5.2761, 26.5443)
Luminance	0.0528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492D8F #738F2D

analogous

#2D428F #492D8F #7A2D8F

triadic

#492D8F #8F492D #2D8F49

tetradic

#492D8F #8F2D42 #738F2D #2D8F7A

square

#492D8F #8F2D42 #738F2D #2D8F7A

split-complementary

#492D8F #8F7A2D #428F2D

monochromatic

#191032 #311E60 #492D8F #613CBE #8567CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#492D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#492D8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492D8F

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492D8F	1.00	10.22	2.06	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004392

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33455A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.153 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8268b1',
    500: '#492d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492d8f;
$custom-light: #8268b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 52.128,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39126,
    "c": 0.15293,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492D8F

secondary

#9EB662

accent

#DC4CB3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492D8F

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

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