#492F8D#492F8D

#492F8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.148 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492F8D
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 141)
HSL	hsl(257, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(257, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 66.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.77, 35.55, -48.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.77, 59.94, 306.37°)
OKLab	oklab(39.26% 0.0522 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(39.26% 0.148 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5705, 5.3723, 25.7795)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492F8D #738D2F

analogous

#2F448D #492F8D #782F8D

triadic

#492F8D #8D492F #2F8D49

tetradic

#492F8D #8D2F44 #738D2F #2F8D78

square

#492F8D #8D2F44 #738D2F #2F8D78

split-complementary

#492F8D #8D782F #448D2F

monochromatic

#191031 #31205F #492F8D #613EBB #8569CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.12

#492F8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#492F8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492F8D

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492F8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492F8D	1.00	10.12	2.07	10.12
#FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.148 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8269af',
    500: '#492f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492f8d;
$custom-light: #8269af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.596,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39264,
    "c": 0.14769,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492F8D

secondary

#9EB464

accent

#DA4EB3

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF5

border

#CAC6CF

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #492F8D

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

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