#492FB6#492FB6

#492FB6 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.199 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492FB6
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 182)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 74.2%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 47.91, -67.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 82.49, 305.51°)
OKLab	oklab(42.98% 0.0446 -0.1935)
OKLCH	oklch(42.98% 0.199 283)
XYZ	xyz(12.2051, 6.8261, 44.9213)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492FB6 #9CB62F

analogous

#2F58B6 #492FB6 #8D2FB6

triadic

#492FB6 #B6492F #2FB649

tetradic

#492FB6 #B62F58 #9CB62F #2FB68D

square

#492FB6 #B62F58 #9CB62F #2FB68D

split-complementary

#492FB6 #B68D2F #58B62F

monochromatic

#221655 #352285 #492FB6 #6950D2 #9381DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#492FB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#492FB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492FB6

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492FB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492FB6	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492fb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.199 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896bcd',
    500: '#492fb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492fb6;
$custom-light: #896bcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492fb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.556,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42979,
    "c": 0.19861,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.06827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492FB6

secondary

#B8C779

accent

#E246C4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492FB6

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

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