#492DAA#492DAA

#492DAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.186 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DAA
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.90, 45.37, -62.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.90, 77.20, 306.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.57% 0.0489 -0.1798)
OKLCH	oklch(41.57% 0.186 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9395, 6.1949, 38.6417)
Luminance	0.0620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DAA #8EAA2D

analogous

#2D50AA #492DAA #882DAA

triadic

#492DAA #AA492D #2DAA49

tetradic

#492DAA #AA2D50 #8EAA2D #2DAA88

square

#492DAA #AA2D50 #8EAA2D #2DAA88

split-complementary

#492DAA #AA882D #50AA2D

monochromatic

#1F1349 #34207A #492DAA #6546CE #8D77DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#492DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#492DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DAA

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DAA	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#194F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.186 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769c4',
    500: '#492daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492daa;
$custom-light: #8769c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.44,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41568,
    "c": 0.18635,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DAA

secondary

#B0C370

accent

#E146BF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DAA

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

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