#493AC6#493AC6

#493AC6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.206 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493AC6
RGBrgb(73, 58, 198)
HSLhsl(246, 55%, 50%)
HSVhsv(246, 71%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(63.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LABlab(35.04, 46.86, -70.60)
CIE-LCHlch(35.04, 84.73, 303.57°)
OKLaboklab(46.01% 0.0335 -0.2037)
OKLCHoklch(46.01% 0.206 279.3)
XYZxyz(14.4505, 8.5187, 54.2979)
Luminance0.0852 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493AC6 #B7C63A
analogous
#3A71C6 #493AC6 #8F3AC6
triadic
#493AC6 #C6493A #3AC649
tetradic
#493AC6 #C63A71 #B7C63A #3AC68F
square
#493AC6 #C63A71 #B7C63A #3AC68F
split-complementary
#493AC6 #C68F3A #71C63A
monochromatic
#261E68 #372C97 #493AC6 #7569D4 #A199E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77
#493AC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70
#493AC6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AC6
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493AC6#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493AC61.007.772.707.77
#FFFFFF7.771.0021.001.00
#0000002.7021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.771.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00607C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493ac6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.206 279.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72d8',
    500: '#493ac6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493ac6;
$custom-light: #8b72d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493ac6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 55.118,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46014,
    "c": 0.20641,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493AC6
secondary
#C6CD8F
accent
#DE49CE
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F1EDFB
border
#CBC8D4
text
#0D0815
muted
#7E7B83

Preview Lab

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#493AC6 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva