#492EB3#492EB3

#492EB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.196 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EB3
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.94, 47.53, -66.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.94, 81.45, 305.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.56% 0.046 -0.1906)
OKLCH	oklch(42.56% 0.196 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8588, 6.6244, 43.2928)
Luminance	0.0663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EB3 #98B32E

analogous

#2E56B3 #492EB3 #8C2EB3

triadic

#492EB3 #B3492E #2EB349

tetradic

#492EB3 #B32E56 #98B32E #2EB38C

square

#492EB3 #B32E56 #98B32E #2EB38C

split-complementary

#492EB3 #B38C2E #56B32E

monochromatic

#211552 #352182 #492EB3 #684DD1 #917EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#492EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#492EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EB3

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EB3	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.196 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886acb',
    500: '#492eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492eb3;
$custom-light: #886acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.18,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42559,
    "c": 0.19607,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EB3

secondary

#B6C676

accent

#E246C2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EB3

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

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