#492EB9#492EB9

#492EB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.203 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EB9
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.51, 49.32, -68.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.51, 84.61, 305.65°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% 0.0446 -0.1982)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.203 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4789, 6.8724, 46.5585)
Luminance	0.0687 (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

#492EB9 #9EB92E

analogous

#2E58B9 #492EB9 #8F2EB9

triadic

#492EB9 #B9492E #2EB949

tetradic

#492EB9 #B92E58 #9EB92E #2EB98F

square

#492EB9 #B92E58 #9EB92E #2EB98F

split-complementary

#492EB9 #B98F2E #58B92E

monochromatic

#221657 #362288 #492EB9 #6A51D4 #9482E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#492EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#492EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EB9

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EB9	1.00	8.84	2.37	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.203 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896acf',
    500: '#492eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492eb9;
$custom-light: #896acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.655,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43142,
    "c": 0.20317,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EB9

secondary

#BAC97A

accent

#E344C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EB9

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

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