#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
RGB	rgb(73, 52, 149)
HSL	hsl(253, 48%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 65.1%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.52, 35.02, -50.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.52, 61.33, 304.82°)
OKLab	oklab(40.73% 0.0459 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(40.73% 0.151 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3989, 6.0419, 29.0989)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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
##493495	1.00	9.51	2.21	9.51
#FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #493495

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

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