#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
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 178)
HSL	hsl(248, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(248, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 67.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.26, 40.55, -61.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.26, 73.87, 303.30°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0367 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.181 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2941, 7.6561, 42.9408)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

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
##493AB2	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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