#492F9F#492F9F

#492F9F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.171 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492F9F
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 159)
HSL	hsl(254, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 70%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 70.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.29, 40.98, -56.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.29, 70.05, 305.80°)
OKLab	oklab(40.83% 0.0495 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(40.83% 0.171 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0203, 5.9522, 33.4151)
Luminance	0.0595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492F9F #859F2F

analogous

#2F4D9F #492F9F #812F9F

triadic

#492F9F #9F492F #2F9F49

tetradic

#492F9F #9F2F4D #859F2F #2F9F81

square

#492F9F #9F2F4D #859F2F #2F9F81

split-complementary

#492F9F #9F812F #4D9F2F

monochromatic

#1E1341 #332170 #492F9F #6244C8 #8A73D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.59

#492F9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#492F9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492F9F

9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492F9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492F9F	1.00	9.59	2.19	9.59
#FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#264C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492f9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.171 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856abc',
    500: '#492f9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492f9f;
$custom-light: #856abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492f9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.929,
    "s": 54.369,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4083,
    "c": 0.1706,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492F9F

secondary

#ABBD6D

accent

#DE4ABB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492F9F

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

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