#492DB8#492DB8

#492DB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.203 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DB8
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 49.53, -68.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 84.63, 305.83°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% 0.0455 -0.1978)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.203 283)
XYZ	xyz(12.3351, 6.7531, 45.9916)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DB8 #9CB82D

analogous

#2D57B8 #492DB8 #8E2DB8

triadic

#492DB8 #B8492D #2DB849

tetradic

#492DB8 #B82D57 #9CB82D #2DB88E

square

#492DB8 #B82D57 #9CB82D #2DB88E

split-complementary

#492DB8 #B88E2D #57B82D

monochromatic

#221556 #352187 #492DB8 #694ED4 #9380E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#492DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#492DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DB8

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DB8	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.203 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896acf',
    500: '#492db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492db8;
$custom-light: #896acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.086,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42918,
    "c": 0.20298,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.06754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DB8

secondary

#B8C978

accent

#E444C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DB8

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

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