#492DB6#492DB6

#492DB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.201 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DB6
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 182)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 75.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.04, 48.94, -67.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.04, 83.58, 305.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.72% 0.046 -0.1953)
OKLCH	oklch(42.72% 0.201 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1269, 6.6698, 44.8953)
Luminance	0.0667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.26

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DB6 #9AB62D

analogous

#2D56B6 #492DB6 #8E2DB6

triadic

#492DB6 #B6492D #2DB649

tetradic

#492DB6 #B62D56 #9AB62D #2DB68E

square

#492DB6 #B62D56 #9AB62D #2DB68E

split-complementary

#492DB6 #B68E2D #56B62D

monochromatic

#221554 #352185 #492DB6 #694DD3 #927EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.00

#492DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#492DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DB6

9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DB6	1.00	9.00	2.33	9.00
#FFFFFF	9.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.201 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969cd',
    500: '#492db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492db6;
$custom-light: #8969cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.263,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42722,
    "c": 0.20063,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DB6

secondary

#B7C877

accent

#E344C3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DB6

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

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