#492F9C#492F9C

#492F9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.167 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492F9C
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 156)
HSL	hsl(254, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 70%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 69.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.03, 40.07, -55.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.03, 68.39, 305.87°)
OKLab	oklab(40.56% 0.05 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(40.56% 0.167 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.7631, 5.8493, 32.0606)
Luminance	0.0585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492F9C #829C2F

analogous

#2F4B9C #492F9C #802F9C

triadic

#492F9C #9C492F #2F9C49

tetradic

#492F9C #9C2F4B #829C2F #2F9C80

square

#492F9C #9C2F4B #829C2F #2F9C80

split-complementary

#492F9C #9C802F #4B9C2F

monochromatic

#1D133E #33216D #492F9C #6242C6 #8971D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.68

#492F9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#492F9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492F9C

9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492F9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492F9C	1.00	9.68	2.17	9.68
#FFFFFF	9.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#294B62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492f9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.167 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846aba',
    500: '#492f9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492f9c;
$custom-light: #846aba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492f9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.312,
    "s": 53.695,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40561,
    "c": 0.16685,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492F9C

secondary

#A9BC6B

accent

#DD4BBA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492F9C

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

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