#492EB7#492EB7

#492EB7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.201 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EB7
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 183)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 74.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.32, 48.73, -67.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.32, 83.56, 305.67°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0451 -0.1957)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.201 283)
XYZ	xyz(12.2692, 6.7885, 45.4543)
Luminance	0.0679 (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

#492EB7 #9CB72E

analogous

#2E57B7 #492EB7 #8E2EB7

triadic

#492EB7 #B7492E #2EB749

tetradic

#492EB7 #B72E57 #9CB72E #2EB78E

square

#492EB7 #B72E57 #9CB72E #2EB78E

split-complementary

#492EB7 #B78E2E #57B72E

monochromatic

#221555 #352286 #492EB7 #694FD3 #9380DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#492EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#492EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EB7

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EB7	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.201 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896ace',
    500: '#492eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492eb7;
$custom-light: #896ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.825,
    "s": 59.825,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42947,
    "c": 0.20081,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.06789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EB7

secondary

#B8C879

accent

#E345C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EB7

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

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