#492DB9#492DB9

#492DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.204 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DB9
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.34, 49.83, -69.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.34, 85.15, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% 0.0453 -0.1991)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.204 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4403, 6.7952, 46.5456)
Luminance	0.0680 (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

#492DB9 #9DB92D

analogous

#2D57B9 #492DB9 #8F2DB9

triadic

#492DB9 #B9492D #2DB949

tetradic

#492DB9 #B92D57 #9DB92D #2DB98F

square

#492DB9 #B92D57 #9DB92D #2DB98F

split-complementary

#492DB9 #B98F2D #57B92D

monochromatic

#221557 #362188 #492DB9 #6A4FD4 #9380E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#492DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#492DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DB9

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DB9	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.204 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896acf',
    500: '#492db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492db9;
$custom-light: #896acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43016,
    "c": 0.20415,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DB9

secondary

#B9C979

accent

#E444C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DB9

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

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