#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
RGB	rgb(73, 52, 151)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 65.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.68, 35.63, -51.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.68, 62.47, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(40.9% 0.0457 -0.1471)
OKLCH	oklch(40.9% 0.154 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5599, 6.1064, 29.9471)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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
##493497	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

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.

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