#493AB2#493AB2

#493AB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.181 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493AB2
RGBrgb(73, 58, 178)
HSLhsl(248, 51%, 46%)
HSVhsv(248, 67%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 67.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(33.26, 40.55, -61.74)
CIE-LCHlch(33.26, 73.87, 303.30°)
OKLaboklab(44.19% 0.0367 -0.1777)
OKLCHoklch(44.19% 0.181 281.7)
XYZxyz(12.2941, 7.6561, 42.9408)
Luminance0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493AB2 #A3B23A
analogous
#3A67B2 #493AB2 #853AB2
triadic
#493AB2 #B2493A #3AB249
tetradic
#493AB2 #B23A67 #A3B23A #3AB285
square
#493AB2 #B23A67 #A3B23A #3AB285
split-complementary
#493AB2 #B2853A #67B23A
monochromatic
#231C56 #362B84 #493AB2 #6C5FCB #968DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30
#493AB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53
#493AB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AB2
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493AB2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493AB21.008.302.538.30
#FFFFFF8.301.0021.001.00
#0000002.5321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.301.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#035971
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.181 281.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8771ca',
    500: '#493ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493ab2;
$custom-light: #8771ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.5,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44187,
    "c": 0.18148,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493AB2
secondary
#BCC483
accent
#DA4DC9
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0ECF8
border
#CBC7D1
text
#0C0813
muted
#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AB2

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#493AB2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva