#492DAB#492DAB

#492DAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.188 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DAB
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 171)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.99, 45.67, -62.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.99, 77.74, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(41.66% 0.0487 -0.1811)
OKLCH	oklch(41.66% 0.188 285)
XYZ	xyz(11.0345, 6.2329, 39.1418)
Luminance	0.0623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DAB #8FAB2D

analogous

#2D50AB #492DAB #882DAB

triadic

#492DAB #AB492D #2DAB49

tetradic

#492DAB #AB2D50 #8FAB2D #2DAB88

square

#492DAB #AB2D50 #8FAB2D #2DAB88

split-complementary

#492DAB #AB882D #50AB2D

monochromatic

#20144A #34207B #492DAB #6547CE #8D77DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.35

#492DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#492DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DAB

9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DAB	1.00	9.35	2.25	9.35
#FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#175069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.188 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769c5',
    500: '#492dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492dab;
$custom-light: #8769c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41663,
    "c": 0.18755,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.06234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DAB

secondary

#B1C371

accent

#E246BF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DAB

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

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