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#492452 Color

#492452 is rgb(73, 36, 82) in RGB, hsl(288, 39%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 56%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#492452
HEX#492452
RGBrgb(73, 36, 82)
HSLhsl(288, 39%, 23%)
HSVhsv(288, 56%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 56%, 0%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(33.1% 0.089 319.5)
LABlab(21.05% 24.12 -20.92)
LCHlch(21.05% 31.93 319.07)

What #492452 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #492452, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#492452 Channel Values

How #492452 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 36 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 39% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 56% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.67:1 vs white · 1.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #492452 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #492452

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #492452; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #492452

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #492452.

How #492452 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#492452
Protanopia#2D2D52
Protanomaly#3A2952
Deuteranopia#343451
Deuteranomaly#3D2E52
Tritanopia#442D2D
Tritanomaly#462A3F
Achromatopsia#333333

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Using #492452 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-492452: #492452;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #492452;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-492452': '#492452' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.141, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_492452">#492452</color>
SVG fillfill="#492452"

More Purple Colors

#492452 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#492452 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #492452?

#492452 is a dark purple — rgb(73, 36, 82) in RGB and hsl(288, 39%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #492452?

#492452 is rgb(73, 36, 82) — red 73, green 36, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #492452?

#492452 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 56%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #492452 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #492452 scores 12.67:1 against white and 1.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #492452 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #492452 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 23.85, which is visibly different.

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