#492D9D#492D9D

#492D9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.170 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492D9D
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 157)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.71, 41.49, -56.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.71, 70.13, 306.27°)
OKLab	oklab(40.36% 0.0517 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(40.36% 0.17 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.7700, 5.7271, 32.4824)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492D9D #819D2D

analogous

#2D499D #492D9D #812D9D

triadic

#492D9D #9D492D #2D9D49

tetradic

#492D9D #9D2D49 #819D2D #2D9D81

square

#492D9D #9D2D49 #819D2D #2D9D81

split-complementary

#492D9D #9D812D #499D2D

monochromatic

#1D123E #331F6D #492D9D #613FC8 #886FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#492D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#492D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492D9D

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492D9D	1.00	9.79	2.15	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#284A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.170 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8468bb',
    500: '#492d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492d9d;
$custom-light: #8468bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 55.446,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40363,
    "c": 0.17049,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492D9D

secondary

#A8BD69

accent

#DF49B9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492D9D

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

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