#492DAD#492DAD

#492DAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.190 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DAD
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.18, 46.27, -63.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.18, 78.81, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(41.85% 0.0482 -0.1837)
OKLCH	oklch(41.85% 0.19 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2266, 6.3097, 40.1534)
Luminance	0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.16

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DAD #91AD2D

analogous

#2D51AD #492DAD #892DAD

triadic

#492DAD #AD492D #2DAD49

tetradic

#492DAD #AD2D51 #91AD2D #2DAD89

square

#492DAD #AD2D51 #91AD2D #2DAD89

split-complementary

#492DAD #AD892D #51AD2D

monochromatic

#20144C #35207C #492DAD #6548CF #8E78DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#492DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#492DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DAD

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DAD	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.190 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769c7',
    500: '#492dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492dad;
$custom-light: #8769c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.125,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41853,
    "c": 0.18995,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DAD

secondary

#B2C472

accent

#E246C0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DAD

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

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