#493AA3#493AA3
#493AA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.162 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #493AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 58, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 48%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 64.4%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.00, 35.79, -54.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.00, 65.46, 303.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.89% 0.0384 -0.1574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.89% 0.162 283.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8696, 7.0863, 35.4383) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.37
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.40
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.36
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.03
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.24
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#493AA3 #94A33A
analogous
#3A60A3 #493AA3 #7D3AA3
triadic
#493AA3 #A3493A #3AA349
tetradic
#493AA3 #A33A60 #94A33A #3AA37D
square
#493AA3 #A33A60 #94A33A #3AA37D
split-complementary
#493AA3 #A37D3A #60A33A
monochromatic
#211A49 #352A76 #493AA3 #6657C3 #8F84D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.69
#493AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#493AA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #493AA3
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##493AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##493AA3 | 1.00 | 8.69 | 2.42 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#215469
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #493aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.162 283.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8471bf',
500: '#493aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #493aa3; $custom-light: #8471bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#493aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 58,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 47.511,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4289,
"c": 0.16201,
"h": 283.7
},
"luminance": 0.07087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#493AA3
secondary
#B4BD7C
accent
#D751C4
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF7
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81