#492DAE#492DAE

#492DAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.191 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DAE
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.28, 46.57, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.28, 79.35, 305.94°)
OKLab	oklab(41.95% 0.048 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(41.95% 0.191 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3237, 6.3485, 40.6649)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.15

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DAE #92AE2D

analogous

#2D52AE #492DAE #892DAE

triadic

#492DAE #AE492D #2DAE49

tetradic

#492DAE #AE2D52 #92AE2D #2DAE89

square

#492DAE #AE2D52 #92AE2D #2DAE89

split-complementary

#492DAE #AE892D #52AE2D

monochromatic

#20144D #35207D #492DAE #6648D0 #8F79DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#492DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#492DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DAE

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DAE	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.191 284.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.023,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41949,
    "c": 0.19114,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DAE

secondary

#B3C472

accent

#E246C0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DAE

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

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