#492E9D#492E9D

#492E9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.169 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492E9D
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.91, 40.94, -56.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.91, 69.54, 306.06°)
OKLab	oklab(40.51% 0.0508 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(40.51% 0.169 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8087, 5.8043, 32.4953)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492E9D #829D2E

analogous

#2E4A9D #492E9D #812E9D

triadic

#492E9D #9D492E #2E9D49

tetradic

#492E9D #9D2E4A #829D2E #2E9D81

square

#492E9D #9D2E4A #829D2E #2E9D81

split-complementary

#492E9D #9D812E #4A9D2E

monochromatic

#1D123E #33206E #492E9D #6241C7 #8970D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#492E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#492E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492E9D

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492E9D	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#284B62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.169 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8469bb',
    500: '#492e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492e9d;
$custom-light: #8469bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.595,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40505,
    "c": 0.16931,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492E9D

secondary

#A9BD6A

accent

#DE4ABA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492E9D

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

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