#492EB2#492EB2

#492EB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.195 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EB2
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.84, 47.24, -65.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.84, 80.92, 305.71°)
OKLab	oklab(42.46% 0.0463 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(42.46% 0.195 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7581, 6.5841, 42.7621)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EB2 #97B22E

analogous

#2E55B2 #492EB2 #8B2EB2

triadic

#492EB2 #B2492E #2EB249

tetradic

#492EB2 #B22E55 #97B22E #2EB28B

square

#492EB2 #B22E55 #97B22E #2EB28B

split-complementary

#492EB2 #B28B2E #55B22E

monochromatic

#211551 #352181 #492EB2 #674CD1 #917DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#492EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#492EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EB2

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EB2	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#06536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.195 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886aca',
    500: '#492eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492eb2;
$custom-light: #886aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.273,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42463,
    "c": 0.19488,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EB2

secondary

#B6C676

accent

#E246C2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EB2

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

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