#492EC3#492EC3

#492EC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.215 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EC3
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 195)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 76.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.50, 52.28, -73.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.50, 89.81, 305.60°)
OKLab	oklab(44.13% 0.042 -0.2107)
OKLCH	oklch(44.13% 0.215 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5719, 7.3096, 52.3149)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.21

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EC3 #A8C32E

analogous

#2E5EC3 #492EC3 #932EC3

triadic

#492EC3 #C3492E #2EC349

tetradic

#492EC3 #C32E5E #A8C32E #2EC393

square

#492EC3 #C32E5E #A8C32E #2EC393

split-complementary

#492EC3 #C3932E #5EC32E

monochromatic

#241760 #362291 #492EC3 #6E57D7 #9988E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#492EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#492EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EC3

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EC3	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.215 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bd6',
    500: '#492ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ec3;
$custom-light: #8b6bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.872,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44131,
    "c": 0.21483,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EC3

secondary

#BFCD80

accent

#E543C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EC3

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

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