#493ACC#493ACC

#493ACC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.214 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493ACC
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 204)
HSL	hsl(246, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, 48.73, -73.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 87.92, 303.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% 0.0324 -0.2112)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.214 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1563, 8.8010, 58.0151)
Luminance	0.0880 (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

#493ACC #BDCC3A

analogous

#3A74CC #493ACC #923ACC

triadic

#493ACC #CC493A #3ACC49

tetradic

#493ACC #CC3A74 #BDCC3A #3ACC92

square

#493ACC #CC3A74 #BDCC3A #3ACC92

split-complementary

#493ACC #CC923A #74CC3A

monochromatic

#251D6F #3529A0 #493ACC #766BD9 #A39BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#493ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#493ACC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493ACC

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493ACC	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.214 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72dd',
    500: '#493acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493acc;
$custom-light: #8c72dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.164,
    "s": 58.871,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46581,
    "c": 0.21369,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493ACC

secondary

#CAD191

accent

#E246D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493ACC

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

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