#492EAB#492EAB

#492EAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.186 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EAB
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 171)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 73.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.18, 45.14, -62.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.18, 77.18, 305.80°)
OKLab	oklab(41.8% 0.0479 -0.1802)
OKLCH	oklch(41.8% 0.186 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.0731, 6.3101, 39.1547)
Luminance	0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EAB #90AB2E

analogous

#2E51AB #492EAB #882EAB

triadic

#492EAB #AB492E #2EAB49

tetradic

#492EAB #AB2E51 #90AB2E #2EAB88

square

#492EAB #AB2E51 #90AB2E #2EAB88

split-complementary

#492EAB #AB882E #51AB2E

monochromatic

#20144B #34217B #492EAB #6548CE #8E79DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#492EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#492EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EAB

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EAB	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.186 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876ac5',
    500: '#492eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492eab;
$custom-light: #876ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.96,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41797,
    "c": 0.18647,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EAB

secondary

#B1C372

accent

#E147C0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EAB

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

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