#493AAF#493AAF

#493AAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.178 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AAF
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 175)
HSL	hsl(248, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(248, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 66.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.00, 39.60, -60.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.00, 72.21, 303.26°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% 0.0371 -0.1737)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.178 282)
XYZ	xyz(11.9962, 7.5369, 41.3718)
Luminance	0.0754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AAF #A0AF3A

analogous

#3A65AF #493AAF #833AAF

triadic

#493AAF #AF493A #3AAF49

tetradic

#493AAF #AF3A65 #A0AF3A #3AAF83

square

#493AAF #AF3A65 #A0AF3A #3AAF83

split-complementary

#493AAF #AF833A #65AF3A

monochromatic

#231C53 #362B81 #493AAF #6B5DC9 #958BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.37

#493AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#493AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AAF

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AAF	1.00	8.37	2.51	8.37
#FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.178 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8671c8',
    500: '#493aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493aaf;
$custom-light: #8671c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.692,
    "s": 50.215,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43923,
    "c": 0.17764,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.07538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AAF

secondary

#BBC382

accent

#DA4EC8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AAF

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

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