#492EC2#492EC2

#492EC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.214 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EC2
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 194)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 51.99, -72.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 89.29, 305.60°)
OKLab	oklab(44.03% 0.0423 -0.2094)
OKLCH	oklch(44.03% 0.214 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4592, 7.2645, 51.7214)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.28

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EC2 #A7C22E

analogous

#2E5DC2 #492EC2 #932EC2

triadic

#492EC2 #C2492E #2EC249

tetradic

#492EC2 #C22E5D #A7C22E #2EC293

square

#492EC2 #C22E5D #A7C22E #2EC293

split-complementary

#492EC2 #C2932E #5DC22E

monochromatic

#24175F #362291 #492EC2 #6E56D7 #9888E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#492EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#492EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EC2

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EC2	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.214 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bd6',
    500: '#492ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ec2;
$custom-light: #8b6bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.946,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44031,
    "c": 0.21368,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EC2

secondary

#BECC7F

accent

#E543C7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EC2

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

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