#492F99#492F99

#492F99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.163 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492F99
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 153)
HSL	hsl(255, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 69.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.77, 39.17, -54.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.77, 66.72, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(40.29% 0.0505 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(40.29% 0.163 288)
XYZ	xyz(9.5123, 5.7490, 30.7393)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492F99 #7F992F

analogous

#2F4A99 #492F99 #7E2F99

triadic

#492F99 #99492F #2F9949

tetradic

#492F99 #992F4A #7F992F #2F997E

square

#492F99 #992F4A #7F992F #2F997E

split-complementary

#492F99 #997E2F #4A992F

monochromatic

#1C123B #33216A #492F99 #6141C5 #886FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#492F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#492F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492F99

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492F99	1.00	9.77	2.15	9.77
#FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B4A60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.163 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8469b8',
    500: '#492f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492f99;
$custom-light: #8469b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.717,
    "s": 53,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40295,
    "c": 0.16306,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.05749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492F99

secondary

#A7BA69

accent

#DC4BB9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #492F99

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

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