#492E89#492E89

#492E89 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.144 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492E89
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 137)
HSL	hsl(258, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 66.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.23, 34.94, -46.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.23, 58.29, 306.83°)
OKLab	oklab(38.77% 0.0538 -0.1334)
OKLCH	oklch(38.77% 0.144 292)
XYZ	xyz(8.2388, 5.1763, 24.2271)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492E89 #6E892E

analogous

#2E4089 #492E89 #762E89

triadic

#492E89 #89492E #2E8949

tetradic

#492E89 #892E40 #6E892E #2E8976

square

#492E89 #892E40 #6E892E #2E8976

split-complementary

#492E89 #89762E #40892E

monochromatic

#180F2D #311F5B #492E89 #613DB7 #8466CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#492E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#492E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492E89

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492E89	1.00	10.32	2.04	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00428C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.144 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8168ac',
    500: '#492e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492e89;
$custom-light: #8168ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.802,
    "s": 49.727,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38774,
    "c": 0.14387,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.05177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492E89

secondary

#9AB260

accent

#D94FB0

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #492E89

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

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