#493AC5#493AC5

#493AC5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.205 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493AC5
RGBrgb(73, 58, 197)
HSLhsl(246, 55%, 50%)
HSVhsv(246, 71%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(62.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LABlab(34.95, 46.55, -70.17)
CIE-LCHlch(34.95, 84.20, 303.56°)
OKLaboklab(45.92% 0.0337 -0.2024)
OKLCHoklch(45.92% 0.205 279.4)
XYZxyz(14.3355, 8.4727, 53.6924)
Luminance0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493AC5 #B6C53A
analogous
#3A70C5 #493AC5 #8F3AC5
triadic
#493AC5 #C5493A #3AC549
tetradic
#493AC5 #C53A70 #B6C53A #3AC58F
square
#493AC5 #C53A70 #B6C53A #3AC58F
split-complementary
#493AC5 #C58F3A #70C53A
monochromatic
#261E66 #372C96 #493AC5 #7569D3 #A099E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79
#493AC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69
#493AC5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AC5
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493AC5#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493AC51.007.792.697.79
#FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00
#0000002.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00607B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.205 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72d8',
    500: '#493ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493ac5;
$custom-light: #8a72d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.475,
    "s": 54.51,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45921,
    "c": 0.2052,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493AC5
secondary
#C6CD8E
accent
#DE4ACE
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F1EDFB
border
#CBC8D4
text
#0D0815
muted
#7E7B83

Preview Lab

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#493AC5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva