#492ace

Color #492ace

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 16 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#492ace

RGB

rgb(73, 42, 206)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 66.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 79.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.6%, 79.6%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(32.98, 57.35, -78.66)

LCH

lch(32.98, 97.35, 306.1)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.2308, 280.28)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 16.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afce2a

Analogous

#2a5dce

#492ace

#9b2ace

Triadic

#492ace

#ce492a

#2ace49

Split-complementary

#492ace

#ce9b2a

#5dce2a

Tetradic

#492ace

#ce2aaf

#afce2a

#2ace49

Square

#492ace

#ce2a5d

#afce2a

#2ace9b

Shades

Color #492ace mixed toward black.

#3d23ac

#311c89

#241567

#180e45

#0c0722

Tints

Color #492ace mixed toward white.

#654ada

#846ee1

#a292e9

#c1b6f0

#e0dbf8

Tones

Color #492ace mixed toward gray.

#5138c0

#5a45b3

#6253a5

#6b6197

#736e8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.51:1

White text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3db7 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#3f41b1 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#48a29d · ΔE 45.7

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 30.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #492ace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#492ace]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#492ace (#492ace) is rgb(73, 42, 206) in RGB.

No, #492ace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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