#492FAD#492FAD

#492FAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.188 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492FAD
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 173)
HSL	hsl(252, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.56, 45.21, -63.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.56, 77.69, 305.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.12% 0.0466 -0.1819)
OKLCH	oklch(42.12% 0.188 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3047, 6.4659, 40.1794)
Luminance	0.0647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492FAD #93AD2F

analogous

#2F54AD #492FAD #882FAD

triadic

#492FAD #AD492F #2FAD49

tetradic

#492FAD #AD2F54 #93AD2F #2FAD88

square

#492FAD #AD2F54 #93AD2F #2FAD88

split-complementary

#492FAD #AD882F #54AD2F

monochromatic

#20154D #35227D #492FAD #664BCE #8F7BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#492FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#492FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492FAD

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492FAD	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.188 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876ac7',
    500: '#492fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492fad;
$custom-light: #876ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.381,
    "s": 57.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42121,
    "c": 0.18781,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492FAD

secondary

#B3C474

accent

#E147C1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492FAD

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

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