#492F97#492F97

#492F97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.161 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492F97
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 151)
HSL	hsl(255, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.60, 38.56, -53.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.60, 65.60, 306.00°)
OKLab	oklab(40.12% 0.0508 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(40.12% 0.161 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.3485, 5.6834, 29.8766)
Luminance	0.0568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492F97 #7D972F

analogous

#2F4997 #492F97 #7D2F97

triadic

#492F97 #97492F #2F9749

tetradic

#492F97 #972F49 #7D972F #2F977D

square

#492F97 #972F49 #7D972F #2F977D

split-complementary

#492F97 #977D2F #49972F

monochromatic

#1C123A #322068 #492F97 #6140C3 #876ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#492F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#492F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492F97

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492F97	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D495F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.161 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8369b6',
    500: '#492f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492f97;
$custom-light: #8369b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 52.525,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4012,
    "c": 0.16053,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492F97

secondary

#A5B968

accent

#DC4CB8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492F97

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

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