#493AAD#493AAD

#493AAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.175 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AAD
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 173)
HSL	hsl(248, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(248, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, 38.97, -59.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 71.09, 303.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43.75% 0.0373 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(43.75% 0.175 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8012, 7.4589, 40.3449)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AAD #9EAD3A

analogous

#3A64AD #493AAD #823AAD

triadic

#493AAD #AD493A #3AAD49

tetradic

#493AAD #AD3A64 #9EAD3A #3AAD82

square

#493AAD #AD3A64 #9EAD3A #3AAD82

split-complementary

#493AAD #AD823A #64AD3A

monochromatic

#221B51 #362B7F #493AAD #6A5CC8 #948AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#493AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#493AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AAD

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AAD	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.175 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8671c6',
    500: '#493aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493aad;
$custom-light: #8671c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.826,
    "s": 49.784,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43747,
    "c": 0.17507,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AAD

secondary

#BAC281

accent

#D94EC7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AAD

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

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