#492EA2#492EA2

#492EA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.175 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EA2
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(254, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.36, 42.44, -58.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.36, 72.29, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(40.96% 0.0498 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(40.96% 0.175 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2443, 5.9785, 34.7896)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EA2 #87A22E

analogous

#2E4DA2 #492EA2 #832EA2

triadic

#492EA2 #A2492E #2EA249

tetradic

#492EA2 #A22E4D #87A22E #2EA283

square

#492EA2 #A22E4D #87A22E #2EA283

split-complementary

#492EA2 #A2832E #4DA22E

monochromatic

#1E1343 #342072 #492EA2 #6343CA #8A73D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#492EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#492EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EA2

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EA2	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#234D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.175 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8569bf',
    500: '#492ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ea2;
$custom-light: #8569bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.966,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4096,
    "c": 0.17549,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EA2

secondary

#ACBF6D

accent

#DF49BC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EA2

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

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