#492DC8#492DC8

#492DC8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.221 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492DC8
RGB	rgb(73, 45, 200)
HSL	hsl(251, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 77.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 54.23, -75.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 92.88, 305.73°)
OKLab	oklab(44.52% 0.0413 -0.2176)
OKLCH	oklch(44.52% 0.221 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1081, 7.4623, 55.3293)
Luminance	0.0746 (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

#492DC8 #ACC82D

analogous

#2D5EC8 #492DC8 #962DC8

triadic

#492DC8 #C8492D #2DC849

tetradic

#492DC8 #C82D5E #ACC82D #2DC896

square

#492DC8 #C82D5E #ACC82D #2DC896

split-complementary

#492DC8 #C8962D #5EC82D

monochromatic

#251764 #372296 #492DC8 #7059DA #9B8BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#492DC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#492DC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492DC8

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492DC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492DC8	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492dc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 45, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.221 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ada',
    500: '#492dc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492dc8;
$custom-light: #8c6ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492dc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.839,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44517,
    "c": 0.22148,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492DC8

secondary

#C1CF82

accent

#E641C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492DC8

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

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