#493495#493495

#493495 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.151 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493495
RGBrgb(73, 52, 149)
HSLhsl(253, 48%, 39%)
HSVhsv(253, 65%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 65.1%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LABlab(29.52, 35.02, -50.35)
CIE-LCHlch(29.52, 61.33, 304.82°)
OKLaboklab(40.73% 0.0459 -0.1443)
OKLCHoklch(40.73% 0.151 287.7)
XYZxyz(9.3989, 6.0419, 29.0989)
Luminance0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493495 #809534
analogous
#344F95 #493495 #7A3495
triadic
#493495 #954934 #349549
tetradic
#493495 #95344F #809534 #34957A
square
#493495 #95344F #809534 #34957A
split-complementary
#493495 #957A34 #4F9534
monochromatic
#1D143A #332468 #493495 #6147BF #8875CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.51
#493495 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21
#493495 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493495
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493495#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4934951.009.512.219.51
#FFFFFF9.511.0021.001.00
#0000002.2121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.511.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#004898
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004393
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E4B5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 52, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.151 287.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836db5',
    500: '#493495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493495;
$custom-light: #836db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.99,
    "s": 48.259,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40732,
    "c": 0.15142,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493495
secondary
#A7B76E
accent
#D850BA
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#EFEBF6
border
#CAC6D0
text
#0B0711
muted
#7C7A80

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#493495 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva