#492DB1#492DB1

#492DB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.195 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DB1
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 177)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 74.6%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.56, 47.46, -65.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.56, 80.94, 305.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.24% 0.0472 -0.1889)
OKLCH	oklch(42.24% 0.195 284)
XYZ	xyz(11.6194, 6.4668, 42.2224)
Luminance	0.0647 (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

#492DB1 #95B12D

analogous

#2D53B1 #492DB1 #8B2DB1

triadic

#492DB1 #B1492D #2DB149

tetradic

#492DB1 #B12D53 #95B12D #2DB18B

square

#492DB1 #B12D53 #95B12D #2DB18B

split-complementary

#492DB1 #B18B2D #53B12D

monochromatic

#21144F #352180 #492DB1 #674AD1 #907BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#492DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#492DB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DB1

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DB1	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A526D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.195 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869c9',
    500: '#492db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492db1;
$custom-light: #8869c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.727,
    "s": 59.459,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42237,
    "c": 0.19472,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.06468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DB1

secondary

#B4C674

accent

#E345C1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DB1

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

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