#492DA8#492DA8

#492DA8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.184 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DA8
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 168)
HSL	hsl(254, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.71, 44.78, -61.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.71, 76.13, 306.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.38% 0.0494 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(41.38% 0.184 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.7518, 6.1198, 37.6529)
Luminance	0.0612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DA8 #8CA82D

analogous

#2D4EA8 #492DA8 #872DA8

triadic

#492DA8 #A8492D #2DA849

tetradic

#492DA8 #A82D4E #8CA82D #2DA887

square

#492DA8 #A82D4E #8CA82D #2DA887

split-complementary

#492DA8 #A8872D #4EA82D

monochromatic

#1F1347 #342078 #492DA8 #6445CD #8C75DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.44

#492DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#492DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DA8

9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DA8	1.00	9.44	2.22	9.44
#FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C4E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.184 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669c3',
    500: '#492da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492da8;
$custom-light: #8669c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.659,
    "s": 57.746,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41379,
    "c": 0.18393,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DA8

secondary

#AFC26F

accent

#E147BE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DA8

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

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