#493497#493497

#493497 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.154 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493497
RGBrgb(73, 52, 151)
HSLhsl(253, 49%, 40%)
HSVhsv(253, 66%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(51.7%, 65.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LABlab(29.68, 35.63, -51.31)
CIE-LCHlch(29.68, 62.47, 304.78°)
OKLaboklab(40.9% 0.0457 -0.1471)
OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.154 287.3)
XYZxyz(9.5599, 6.1064, 29.9471)
Luminance0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493497 #829734
analogous
#345197 #493497 #7A3497
triadic
#493497 #974934 #349749
tetradic
#493497 #973451 #829734 #34977A
square
#493497 #973451 #829734 #34977A
split-complementary
#493497 #977A34 #519734
monochromatic
#1D153C #332469 #493497 #6248C0 #8976D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45
#493497 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22
#493497 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493497
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493497#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4934971.009.452.229.45
#FFFFFF9.451.0021.001.00
#0000002.2221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.451.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#00489A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004395
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C4C60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 52, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.154 287.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836db6',
    500: '#493497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493497;
$custom-light: #836db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.727,
    "s": 48.768,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40899,
    "c": 0.15404,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493497
secondary
#A9B86F
accent
#D84FBB
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0EBF6
border
#CBC6D0
text
#0B0711
muted
#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493497

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →

#493497 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva