#493AB9#493AB9

#493AB9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.190 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AB9
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 185)
HSL	hsl(247, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 69%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 68.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.87, 42.77, -64.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.87, 77.72, 303.39°)
OKLab	oklab(44.82% 0.0357 -0.187)
OKLCH	oklch(44.82% 0.19 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0149, 7.9444, 46.7371)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AB9 #AAB93A

analogous

#3A6AB9 #493AB9 #893AB9

triadic

#493AB9 #B9493A #3AB949

tetradic

#493AB9 #B93A6A #AAB93A #3AB989

square

#493AB9 #B93A6A #AAB93A #3AB989

split-complementary

#493AB9 #B9893A #6AB93A

monochromatic

#241D5C #372B8A #493AB9 #6F62CE #9A91DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#493AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#493AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AB9

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AB9	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.190 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872cf',
    500: '#493ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ab9;
$custom-light: #8872cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.087,
    "s": 52.263,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44815,
    "c": 0.19034,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AB9

secondary

#C0C787

accent

#DC4CCB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AB9

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

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