#492EB8#492EB8

#492EB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.202 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EB8
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.42, 49.02, -68.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.42, 84.09, 305.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.04% 0.0448 -0.197)
OKLCH	oklch(43.04% 0.202 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3737, 6.8303, 46.0045)
Luminance	0.0683 (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

#492EB8 #9DB82E

analogous

#2E58B8 #492EB8 #8E2EB8

triadic

#492EB8 #B8492E #2EB849

tetradic

#492EB8 #B82E58 #9DB82E #2EB88E

square

#492EB8 #B82E58 #9DB82E #2EB88E

split-complementary

#492EB8 #B88E2E #58B82E

monochromatic

#221656 #362287 #492EB8 #6A50D3 #9381DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#492EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#492EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EB8

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EB8	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.202 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896acf',
    500: '#492eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492eb8;
$custom-light: #896acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.739,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43044,
    "c": 0.202,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EB8

secondary

#B9C879

accent

#E345C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EB8

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

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