#493AAE#493AAE

#493AAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.176 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AAE
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(248, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 66.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 39.28, -59.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 71.65, 303.25°)
OKLab	oklab(43.84% 0.0372 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(43.84% 0.176 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8983, 7.4978, 40.8564)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AAE #9FAE3A

analogous

#3A65AE #493AAE #833AAE

triadic

#493AAE #AE493A #3AAE49

tetradic

#493AAE #AE3A65 #9FAE3A #3AAE83

square

#493AAE #AE3A65 #9FAE3A #3AAE83

split-complementary

#493AAE #AE833A #65AE3A

monochromatic

#221B52 #362B80 #493AAE #6A5CC9 #948AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#493AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#493AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AAE

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AAE	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.176 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8671c7',
    500: '#493aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493aae;
$custom-light: #8671c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.759,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43835,
    "c": 0.17636,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AAE

secondary

#BAC281

accent

#DA4EC8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AAE

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

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