#492DB3#492DB3

#492DB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.197 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DB3
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.75, 48.05, -66.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.75, 82.00, 305.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% 0.0468 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.197 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8202, 6.5471, 43.2799)
Luminance	0.0655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DB3 #97B32D

analogous

#2D54B3 #492DB3 #8C2DB3

triadic

#492DB3 #B3492D #2DB349

tetradic

#492DB3 #B32D54 #97B32D #2DB38C

square

#492DB3 #B32D54 #97B32D #2DB38C

split-complementary

#492DB3 #B38C2D #54B32D

monochromatic

#211451 #352182 #492DB3 #674BD2 #917CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#492DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#492DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DB3

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DB3	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.197 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cb',
    500: '#492db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492db3;
$custom-light: #8869cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.537,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4243,
    "c": 0.19708,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DB3

secondary

#B6C775

accent

#E345C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DB3

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

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