#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
RGBrgb(73, 58, 200)
HSLhsl(246, 56%, 51%)
HSVhsv(246, 71%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(63.5%, 71%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LABlab(35.23, 47.48, -71.46)
CIE-LCHlch(35.23, 85.80, 303.60°)
OKLaboklab(46.2% 0.0331 -0.2062)
OKLCHoklch(46.2% 0.209 279.1)
XYZxyz(14.6827, 8.6115, 55.5208)
Luminance0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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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
##493AC81.007.712.727.71
#FFFFFF7.711.0021.001.00
#0000002.7221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.711.0021.001.00

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

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#493AC8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva