#493399#493399

#493399 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.158 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493399
RGB	rgb(73, 51, 153)
HSL	hsl(253, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(253, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.62, 36.85, -52.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.62, 64.24, 305.00°)
OKLab	oklab(40.91% 0.0465 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(40.91% 0.158 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.6796, 6.0836, 30.7950)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493399 #839933

analogous

#335099 #493399 #7C3399

triadic

#493399 #994933 #339949

tetradic

#493399 #993350 #839933 #33997C

square

#493399 #993350 #839933 #33997C

split-complementary

#493399 #997C33 #509933

monochromatic

#1D143D #33246B #493399 #6247C2 #8975D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#493399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#493399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493399

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493399	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B4C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 51, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.158 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836cb8',
    500: '#493399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493399;
$custom-light: #836cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.941,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40909,
    "c": 0.15798,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493399

secondary

#A9B96E

accent

#DA4EBB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0B0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493399

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

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