#492EB5#492EB5

#492EB5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.198 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EB5
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.13, 48.13, -67.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.13, 82.51, 305.69°)
OKLab	oklab(42.75% 0.0456 -0.1931)
OKLCH	oklch(42.75% 0.198 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0626, 6.7059, 44.3658)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EB5 #9AB52E

analogous

#2E57B5 #492EB5 #8D2EB5

triadic

#492EB5 #B5492E #2EB549

tetradic

#492EB5 #B52E57 #9AB52E #2EB58D

square

#492EB5 #B52E57 #9AB52E #2EB58D

split-complementary

#492EB5 #B58D2E #57B52E

monochromatic

#221553 #352284 #492EB5 #694ED2 #927FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#492EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#492EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EB5

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EB5	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.198 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886acc',
    500: '#492eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492eb5;
$custom-light: #886acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42753,
    "c": 0.19845,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EB5

secondary

#B7C778

accent

#E345C3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EB5

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

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