#492DB4#492DB4

#492DB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.198 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DB4
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 180)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 75%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.85, 48.35, -66.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.85, 82.53, 305.86°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% 0.0465 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.198 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9217, 6.5877, 43.8145)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DB4 #98B42D

analogous

#2D55B4 #492DB4 #8D2DB4

triadic

#492DB4 #B4492D #2DB449

tetradic

#492DB4 #B42D55 #98B42D #2DB48D

square

#492DB4 #B42D55 #98B42D #2DB48D

split-complementary

#492DB4 #B48D2D #55B42D

monochromatic

#211552 #352183 #492DB4 #684CD2 #917DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#492DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#492DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DB4

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DB4	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.198 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869cc',
    500: '#492db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492db4;
$custom-light: #8869cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.444,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42527,
    "c": 0.19827,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DB4

secondary

#B6C776

accent

#E345C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DB4

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

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