#492D9C#492D9C

#492D9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.169 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492D9C
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 156)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 71.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.62, 41.19, -56.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.62, 69.58, 306.30°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% 0.0519 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.169 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.6850, 5.6931, 32.0346)
Luminance	0.0569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492D9C #809C2D

analogous

#2D499C #492D9C #812D9C

triadic

#492D9C #9C492D #2D9C49

tetradic

#492D9C #9C2D49 #809C2D #2D9C81

square

#492D9C #9C2D49 #809C2D #2D9C81

split-complementary

#492D9C #9C812D #499C2D

monochromatic

#1D123D #331F6D #492D9C #613FC8 #886ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.82

#492D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#492D9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492D9C

9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492D9C	1.00	9.82	2.14	9.82
#FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#294A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.169 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468ba',
    500: '#492d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492d9c;
$custom-light: #8468ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.135,
    "s": 55.224,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40272,
    "c": 0.16925,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492D9C

secondary

#A7BC68

accent

#DF49B9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492D9C

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

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