#493ACB#493ACB

#493ACB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.212 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493ACB
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 203)
HSL	hsl(246, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 71.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 48.42, -72.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 87.39, 303.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.0326 -0.21)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.212 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0367, 8.7532, 57.3855)
Luminance	0.0875 (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

#493ACB #BCCB3A

analogous

#3A73CB #493ACB #913ACB

triadic

#493ACB #CB493A #3ACB49

tetradic

#493ACB #CB3A73 #BCCB3A #3ACB91

square

#493ACB #CB3A73 #BCCB3A #3ACB91

split-complementary

#493ACB #CB913A #73CB3A

monochromatic

#251D6E #362A9E #493ACB #766AD8 #A29BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#493ACB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#493ACB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493ACB

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493ACB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493ACB	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493acb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.212 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72dc',
    500: '#493acb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493acb;
$custom-light: #8c72dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493acb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.207,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46486,
    "c": 0.21248,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493ACB

secondary

#CAD090

accent

#E146D1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493ACB

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

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