#492FB9#492FB9

#492FB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.202 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492FB9
RGB	rgb(73, 47, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 74.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.70, 48.81, -68.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.70, 84.07, 305.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.27% 0.0439 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(43.27% 0.202 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5184, 6.9514, 46.5716)
Luminance	0.0695 (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

#492FB9 #9FB92F

analogous

#2F5AB9 #492FB9 #8E2FB9

triadic

#492FB9 #B9492F #2FB949

tetradic

#492FB9 #B92F5A #9FB92F #2FB98E

square

#492FB9 #B92F5A #9FB92F #2FB98E

split-complementary

#492FB9 #B98E2F #5AB92F

monochromatic

#221657 #362388 #492FB9 #6A52D3 #9483DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#492FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#492FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492FB9

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492FB9	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 47, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.202 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896bcf',
    500: '#492fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492fb9;
$custom-light: #896bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.304,
    "s": 59.483,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4327,
    "c": 0.20218,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492FB9

secondary

#BAC97B

accent

#E345C5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #492FB9

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

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