#492FAE#492FAE

#492FAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.189 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492FAE
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 174)
HSL	hsl(252, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 73%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.65, 45.51, -63.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.65, 78.22, 305.57°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% 0.0464 -0.1832)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.189 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4018, 6.5048, 40.6909)
Luminance	0.0650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492FAE #94AE2F

analogous

#2F55AE #492FAE #882FAE

triadic

#492FAE #AE492F #2FAE49

tetradic

#492FAE #AE2F55 #94AE2F #2FAE88

square

#492FAE #AE2F55 #94AE2F #2FAE88

split-complementary

#492FAE #AE882F #55AE2F

monochromatic

#21154E #35227E #492FAE #664CCF #8F7CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#492FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#492FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492FAE

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492FAE	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11526C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.189 284.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.283,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42215,
    "c": 0.18902,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492FAE

secondary

#B4C475

accent

#E147C1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492FAE

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

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