#493496#493496

#493496 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.153 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493496
RGB	rgb(73, 52, 150)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 65.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.60, 35.33, -50.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.60, 61.90, 304.80°)
OKLab	oklab(40.82% 0.0458 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(40.82% 0.153 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4791, 6.0740, 29.5212)
Luminance	0.0607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493496 #819634

analogous

#345096 #493496 #7A3496

triadic

#493496 #964934 #349649

tetradic

#493496 #963450 #819634 #34967A

square

#493496 #963450 #819634 #34967A

split-complementary

#493496 #967A34 #509634

monochromatic

#1D143B #332469 #493496 #6148BF #8875CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#493496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#493496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493496

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493496	1.00	9.48	2.21	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D4C60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 52, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.153 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836db6',
    500: '#493496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493496;
$custom-light: #836db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 48.515,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40815,
    "c": 0.15273,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493496

secondary

#A8B86E

accent

#D850BB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493496

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →