#492D9B#492D9B

#492D9B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.168 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492D9B
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 155)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 71%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.54, 40.89, -55.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.54, 69.03, 306.33°)
OKLab	oklab(40.18% 0.0521 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(40.18% 0.168 288)
XYZ	xyz(9.6007, 5.6593, 31.5905)
Luminance	0.0566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492D9B #7F9B2D

analogous

#2D489B #492D9B #802D9B

triadic

#492D9B #9B492D #2D9B49

tetradic

#492D9B #9B2D48 #7F9B2D #2D9B80

square

#492D9B #9B2D48 #7F9B2D #2D9B80

split-complementary

#492D9B #9B802D #489B2D

monochromatic

#1C113C #331F6C #492D9B #613EC7 #886ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.85

#492D9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#492D9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492D9B

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492D9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492D9B	1.00	9.85	2.13	9.85
#FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A4A60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492d9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.168 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468b9',
    500: '#492d9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492d9b;
$custom-light: #8468b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492d9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.273,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40182,
    "c": 0.16802,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.0566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492D9B

secondary

#A7BC68

accent

#DE49B8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492D9B

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

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