#493ACD#493ACD

#493ACD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.215 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493ACD
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 205)
HSL	hsl(246, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(246, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 71.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.69, 49.04, -73.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.69, 88.45, 303.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.0322 -0.2125)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.215 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2766, 8.8491, 58.6488)
Luminance	0.0885 (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

#493ACD #BECD3A

analogous

#3A75CD #493ACD #923ACD

triadic

#493ACD #CD493A #3ACD49

tetradic

#493ACD #CD3A75 #BECD3A #3ACD92

square

#493ACD #CD3A75 #BECD3A #3ACD92

split-complementary

#493ACD #CD923A #75CD3A

monochromatic

#251C70 #3529A1 #493ACD #766BD9 #A39CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#493ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#493ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493ACD

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493ACD	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.215 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72de',
    500: '#493acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493acd;
$custom-light: #8c72de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.122,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46677,
    "c": 0.21489,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493ACD

secondary

#CBD291

accent

#E345D3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493ACD

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

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