#492F8F#492F8F

#492F8F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.150 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492F8F
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 143)
HSL	hsl(256, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(256, 67%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 67.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.93, 36.15, -49.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.93, 61.08, 306.29°)
OKLab	oklab(39.43% 0.052 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(39.43% 0.15 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7207, 5.4323, 26.5703)
Luminance	0.0543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492F8F #758F2F

analogous

#2F458F #492F8F #792F8F

triadic

#492F8F #8F492F #2F8F49

tetradic

#492F8F #8F2F45 #758F2F #2F8F79

square

#492F8F #8F2F45 #758F2F #2F8F79

split-complementary

#492F8F #8F792F #458F2F

monochromatic

#1A1133 #312061 #492F8F #613EBD #856ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.06

#492F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#492F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492F8F

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492F8F	1.00	10.06	2.09	10.06
#FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004492

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00408D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.150 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8269b1',
    500: '#492f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492f8f;
$custom-light: #8269b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.25,
    "s": 50.526,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39432,
    "c": 0.15029,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492F8F

secondary

#9FB565

accent

#DA4EB4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492F8F

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

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