#492F96#492F96

#492F96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.159 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492F96
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 150)
HSL	hsl(255, 52%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 68.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.51, 38.26, -52.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.51, 65.04, 306.03°)
OKLab	oklab(40.03% 0.051 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(40.03% 0.159 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2676, 5.6511, 29.4507)
Luminance	0.0565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492F96 #7C962F

analogous

#2F4896 #492F96 #7C2F96

triadic

#492F96 #96492F #2F9649

tetradic

#492F96 #962F48 #7C962F #2F967C

square

#492F96 #962F48 #7C962F #2F967C

split-complementary

#492F96 #967C2F #48962F

monochromatic

#1C1239 #322067 #492F96 #613FC3 #876ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.86

#492F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#492F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492F96

9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492F96	1.00	9.86	2.13	9.86
#FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.159 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8369b6',
    500: '#492f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492f96;
$custom-light: #8369b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.146,
    "s": 52.284,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40033,
    "c": 0.15926,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492F96

secondary

#A4B968

accent

#DC4CB7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492F96

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

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