#492EC9#492EC9

#492EC9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.222 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EC9
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 201)
HSL	hsl(250, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 77.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.11, 54.04, -75.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.11, 92.88, 305.58°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% 0.0405 -0.218)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.222 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2639, 7.5864, 55.9597)
Luminance	0.0759 (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

#492EC9 #AEC92E

analogous

#2E60C9 #492EC9 #962EC9

triadic

#492EC9 #C9492E #2EC949

tetradic

#492EC9 #C92E60 #AEC92E #2EC996

square

#492EC9 #C92E60 #AEC92E #2EC996

split-complementary

#492EC9 #C9962E #60C92E

monochromatic

#251765 #372397 #492EC9 #715BD9 #9C8DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#492EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#492EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EC9

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EC9	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.222 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bdb',
    500: '#492ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ec9;
$custom-light: #8c6bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.452,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44735,
    "c": 0.22173,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EC9

secondary

#C2CF84

accent

#E642C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EC9

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →