#492DB2#492DB2

#492DB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.196 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DB2
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.66, 47.76, -66.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.66, 81.47, 305.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% 0.047 -0.1902)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.196 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7195, 6.5068, 42.7492)
Luminance	0.0651 (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

#492DB2 #96B22D

analogous

#2D53B2 #492DB2 #8B2DB2

triadic

#492DB2 #B2492D #2DB249

tetradic

#492DB2 #B22D53 #96B22D #2DB28B

square

#492DB2 #B22D53 #96B22D #2DB28B

split-complementary

#492DB2 #B28B2D #53B22D

monochromatic

#211450 #352181 #492DB2 #674BD1 #907CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#492DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#492DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DB2

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DB2	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#07526D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.196 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869ca',
    500: '#492db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492db2;
$custom-light: #8869ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42333,
    "c": 0.1959,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DB2

secondary

#B5C675

accent

#E345C2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DB2

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

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