#493AB3#493AB3

#493AB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.183 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AB3
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 179)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.34, 40.87, -62.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.34, 74.42, 303.31°)
OKLab	oklab(44.28% 0.0365 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(44.28% 0.183 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3949, 7.6964, 43.4715)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.23

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AB3 #A4B33A

analogous

#3A68B3 #493AB3 #863AB3

triadic

#493AB3 #B3493A #3AB349

tetradic

#493AB3 #B33A68 #A4B33A #3AB386

square

#493AB3 #B33A68 #A4B33A #3AB386

split-complementary

#493AB3 #B3863A #68B33A

monochromatic

#231C57 #362B85 #493AB3 #6C5FCB #978DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#493AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#493AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AB3

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AB3	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.183 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8771cb',
    500: '#493ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ab3;
$custom-light: #8771cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.438,
    "s": 51.055,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44276,
    "c": 0.18276,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AB3

secondary

#BDC584

accent

#DB4DC9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AB3

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

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