#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
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 197)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 46.55, -70.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 84.20, 303.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.0337 -0.2024)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.205 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3355, 8.4727, 53.6924)
Luminance	0.0847 (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

#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
##493AC5	1.00	7.79	2.69	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #493AC5

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

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