#492FB8#492FB8

#492FB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.201 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492FB8
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 74.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.60, 48.51, -68.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.60, 83.55, 305.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.17% 0.0441 -0.1961)
OKLCH	oklch(43.17% 0.201 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4132, 6.9093, 46.0176)
Luminance	0.0691 (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

#492FB8 #9EB82F

analogous

#2F59B8 #492FB8 #8D2FB8

triadic

#492FB8 #B8492F #2FB849

tetradic

#492FB8 #B82F59 #9EB82F #2FB88D

square

#492FB8 #B82F59 #9EB82F #2FB88D

split-complementary

#492FB8 #B88D2F #59B82F

monochromatic

#221657 #362387 #492FB8 #6A52D3 #9482DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#492FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#492FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492FB8

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492FB8	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.201 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896bcf',
    500: '#492fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492fb8;
$custom-light: #896bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.387,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43173,
    "c": 0.20099,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492FB8

secondary

#BAC87B

accent

#E245C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492FB8

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

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