#492EBD#492EBD

#492EBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.208 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EBD
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.91, 50.51, -70.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.91, 86.70, 305.63°)
OKLab	oklab(43.54% 0.0436 -0.2032)
OKLCH	oklch(43.54% 0.208 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9071, 7.0437, 48.8137)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EBD #A2BD2E

analogous

#2E5ABD #492EBD #902EBD

triadic

#492EBD #BD492E #2EBD49

tetradic

#492EBD #BD2E5A #A2BD2E #2EBD90

square

#492EBD #BD2E5A #A2BD2E #2EBD90

split-complementary

#492EBD #BD902E #5ABD2E

monochromatic

#23165B #36228C #492EBD #6C53D5 #9684E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#492EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#492EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EBD

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EBD	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.208 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6ad2',
    500: '#492ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ebd;
$custom-light: #8a6ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.329,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43535,
    "c": 0.20786,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EBD

secondary

#BCCA7C

accent

#E444C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EBD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →