#493AD2#493AD2

#493AD2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.221 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AD2
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 210)
HSL	hsl(246, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(246, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.17, 50.59, -75.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.17, 91.07, 303.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.0312 -0.2186)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.221 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8898, 9.0944, 61.8783)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AD2 #C3D23A

analogous

#3A77D2 #493AD2 #953AD2

triadic

#493AD2 #D2493A #3AD249

tetradic

#493AD2 #D23A77 #C3D23A #3AD295

square

#493AD2 #D23A77 #C3D23A #3AD295

split-complementary

#493AD2 #D2953A #77D23A

monochromatic

#241B77 #3326A8 #493AD2 #776CDD #A59EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#493AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#493AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AD2

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AD2	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.221 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d72e1',
    500: '#493ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ad2;
$custom-light: #8d72e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.921,
    "s": 62.81,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47156,
    "c": 0.22087,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AD2

secondary

#CED593

accent

#E642D6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AD2

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

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