#492DBB#492DBB

#492DBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.206 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DBB
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 187)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.53, 50.42, -69.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.53, 86.19, 305.80°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% 0.0447 -0.2016)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.206 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6529, 6.8802, 47.6653)
Luminance	0.0688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 4.00

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492DBB #9FBB2D

analogous

#2D58BB #492DBB #902DBB

triadic

#492DBB #BB492D #2DBB49

tetradic

#492DBB #BB2D58 #9FBB2D #2DBB90

square

#492DBB #BB2D58 #9FBB2D #2DBB90

split-complementary

#492DBB #BB902D #58BB2D

monochromatic

#221558 #36218A #492DBB #6A50D5 #9482E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#492DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#492DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DBB

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DBB	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.206 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6ad1',
    500: '#492dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492dbb;
$custom-light: #8a6ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.831,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43214,
    "c": 0.20649,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DBB

secondary

#BACA7A

accent

#E443C5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DBB

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

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