#493AD3#493AD3

#493AD3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.222 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AD3
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 211)
HSL	hsl(246, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(246, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.26, 50.90, -76.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.26, 91.59, 303.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.25% 0.0311 -0.2199)
OKLCH	oklch(47.25% 0.222 278)
XYZ	xyz(16.0148, 9.1444, 62.5365)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.71

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AD3 #C4D33A

analogous

#3A78D3 #493AD3 #953AD3

triadic

#493AD3 #D3493A #3AD349

tetradic

#493AD3 #D33A78 #C4D33A #3AD395

square

#493AD3 #D33A78 #C4D33A #3AD395

split-complementary

#493AD3 #D3953A #78D33A

monochromatic

#241B78 #3326AA #493AD3 #776CDE #A59EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#493AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#493AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AD3

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AD3	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.222 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73e2',
    500: '#493ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ad3;
$custom-light: #8d73e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.882,
    "s": 63.485,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47252,
    "c": 0.22206,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.09146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AD3

secondary

#CFD693

accent

#E741D6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AD3

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

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