#492EC6#492EC6

#492EC6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.218 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EC6
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 198)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 76.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 53.16, -74.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 91.35, 305.59°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% 0.0413 -0.2144)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.218 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9145, 7.4466, 54.1192)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.01

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EC6 #ABC62E

analogous

#2E5FC6 #492EC6 #952EC6

triadic

#492EC6 #C6492E #2EC649

tetradic

#492EC6 #C62E5F #ABC62E #2EC695

square

#492EC6 #C62E5F #ABC62E #2EC695

split-complementary

#492EC6 #C6952E #5FC62E

monochromatic

#241763 #372294 #492EC6 #6F59D8 #9A8AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#492EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#492EC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EC6

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EC6	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.218 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bd9',
    500: '#492ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ec6;
$custom-light: #8c6bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.658,
    "s": 62.295,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44432,
    "c": 0.21829,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EC6

secondary

#C0CE82

accent

#E542C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EC6

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

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