#493097#493097

#493097 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.159 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493097
RGB	rgb(73, 48, 151)
HSL	hsl(255, 52%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 68%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 68.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.81, 37.99, -52.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.81, 64.98, 305.77°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% 0.0498 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.159 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3889, 5.7643, 29.8901)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493097 #7E9730

analogous

#304B97 #493097 #7D3097

triadic

#493097 #974930 #309749

tetradic

#493097 #97304B #7E9730 #30977D

square

#493097 #97304B #7E9730 #30977D

split-complementary

#493097 #977D30 #4B9730

monochromatic

#1C123A #332169 #493097 #6141C3 #8870D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#493097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#493097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493097

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493097	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D4A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 48, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.159 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836ab6',
    500: '#493097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493097;
$custom-light: #836ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.563,
    "s": 51.759,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40271,
    "c": 0.15926,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493097

secondary

#A6B96A

accent

#DB4DB9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0611

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493097

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

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