#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
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 198)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.04, 46.86, -70.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.04, 84.73, 303.57°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0335 -0.2037)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.206 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4505, 8.5187, 54.2979)
Luminance	0.0852 (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

#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
##493AC6	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #493AC6

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

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