#493AC8#493AC8

#493AC8 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.209 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AC8
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 200)
HSL	hsl(246, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 71%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 47.48, -71.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 85.80, 303.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.0331 -0.2062)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.209 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6827, 8.6115, 55.5208)
Luminance	0.0861 (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

#493AC8 #B9C83A

analogous

#3A72C8 #493AC8 #903AC8

triadic

#493AC8 #C8493A #3AC849

tetradic

#493AC8 #C83A72 #B9C83A #3AC890

square

#493AC8 #C83A72 #B9C83A #3AC890

split-complementary

#493AC8 #C8903A #72C83A

monochromatic

#261E6A #372B9A #493AC8 #756AD5 #A19AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#493AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#493AC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AC8

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AC8	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.209 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72da',
    500: '#493ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ac8;
$custom-light: #8b72da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.338,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46202,
    "c": 0.20885,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AC8

secondary

#C8CE8F

accent

#E048D0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AC8

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

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