#492DC2#492DC2

#492DC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.215 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DC2
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 194)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 76.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.23, 52.48, -72.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.23, 89.81, 305.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.91% 0.0429 -0.2103)
OKLCH	oklch(43.91% 0.215 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4206, 7.1873, 51.7085)
Luminance	0.0719 (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

#492DC2 #A6C22D

analogous

#2D5CC2 #492DC2 #942DC2

triadic

#492DC2 #C2492D #2DC249

tetradic

#492DC2 #C22D5C #A6C22D #2DC294

square

#492DC2 #C22D5C #A6C22D #2DC294

split-complementary

#492DC2 #C2942D #5CC22D

monochromatic

#24165F #362190 #492DC2 #6D55D7 #9886E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#492DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#492DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DC2

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DC2	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.215 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ad6',
    500: '#492dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492dc2;
$custom-light: #8b6ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.275,
    "s": 62.343,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43911,
    "c": 0.2146,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DC2

secondary

#BECD7E

accent

#E542C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DC2

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

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