#492E99#492E99

#492E99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.164 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492E99
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 153)
HSL	hsl(255, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.56, 39.73, -54.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.56, 67.32, 306.17°)
OKLab	oklab(40.15% 0.0515 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(40.15% 0.164 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4727, 5.6699, 30.7261)
Luminance	0.0567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492E99 #7E992E

analogous

#2E4999 #492E99 #7F2E99

triadic

#492E99 #99492E #2E9949

tetradic

#492E99 #992E49 #7E992E #2E997F

square

#492E99 #992E49 #7E992E #2E997F

split-complementary

#492E99 #997F2E #49992E

monochromatic

#1C123B #33206A #492E99 #613FC5 #886ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.84

#492E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#492E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492E99

9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492E99	1.00	9.84	2.13	9.84
#FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B4960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.164 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8469b8',
    500: '#492e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492e99;
$custom-light: #8469b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.14,
    "s": 53.769,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40148,
    "c": 0.1643,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492E99

secondary

#A6BB68

accent

#DD4BB8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492E99

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

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