#493ABE#493ABE

#493ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.197 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493ABE
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 190)
HSL	hsl(247, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(247, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 69.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 44.35, -67.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 80.44, 303.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.27% 0.0349 -0.1935)
OKLCH	oklch(45.27% 0.197 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.5520, 8.1593, 49.5660)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493ABE #AFBE3A

analogous

#3A6DBE #493ABE #8B3ABE

triadic

#493ABE #BE493A #3ABE49

tetradic

#493ABE #BE3A6D #AFBE3A #3ABE8B

square

#493ABE #BE3A6D #AFBE3A #3ABE8B

split-complementary

#493ABE #BE8B3A #6DBE3A

monochromatic

#251D60 #372C8F #493ABE #7165D0 #9C94DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#493ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#493ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493ABE

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493ABE	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.197 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972d3',
    500: '#493abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493abe;
$custom-light: #8972d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.818,
    "s": 53.226,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45272,
    "c": 0.19658,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493ABE

secondary

#C2CA8A

accent

#DD4BCC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493ABE

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

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