#493AC4#493AC4

#493AC4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.204 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AC4
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 196)
HSL	hsl(247, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(247, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 46.23, -69.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 83.67, 303.54°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% 0.0339 -0.2011)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.204 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2213, 8.4270, 53.0910)
Luminance	0.0843 (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

#493AC4 #B5C43A

analogous

#3A70C4 #493AC4 #8E3AC4

triadic

#493AC4 #C4493A #3AC449

tetradic

#493AC4 #C43A70 #B5C43A #3AC48E

square

#493AC4 #C43A70 #B5C43A #3AC48E

split-complementary

#493AC4 #C48E3A #70C43A

monochromatic

#261E66 #372C95 #493AC4 #7469D3 #A098E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#493AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#493AC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AC4

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AC4	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.204 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72d7',
    500: '#493ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ac4;
$custom-light: #8a72d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.522,
    "s": 54.331,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45827,
    "c": 0.20398,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AC4

secondary

#C5CC8E

accent

#DE4ACE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AC4

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

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