#493AA4#493AA4

#493AA4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.163 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AA4
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 164)
HSL	hsl(248, 48%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(248, 65%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 64.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.08, 36.11, -55.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.08, 66.03, 303.15°)
OKLab	oklab(42.97% 0.0383 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(42.97% 0.163 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9595, 7.1223, 35.9120)
Luminance	0.0712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AA4 #95A43A

analogous

#3A60A4 #493AA4 #7E3AA4

triadic

#493AA4 #A4493A #3AA449

tetradic

#493AA4 #A43A60 #95A43A #3AA47E

square

#493AA4 #A43A60 #95A43A #3AA47E

split-complementary

#493AA4 #A47E3A #60A43A

monochromatic

#211A4A #352A77 #493AA4 #6757C4 #9085D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#493AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#493AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AA4

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AA4	1.00	8.66	2.42	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.163 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8571c0',
    500: '#493aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493aa4;
$custom-light: #8571c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.491,
    "s": 47.748,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42974,
    "c": 0.16333,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AA4

secondary

#B4BE7C

accent

#D750C4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AA4

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

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