#493AD9#493AD9

#493AD9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.229 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AD9
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 217)
HSL	hsl(246, 68%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(246, 73%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 52.75, -78.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 94.70, 303.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.84% 0.0298 -0.2272)
OKLCH	oklch(47.84% 0.229 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7810, 9.4509, 66.5721)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.11

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AD9 #CAD93A

analogous

#3A7BD9 #493AD9 #993AD9

triadic

#493AD9 #D9493A #3AD949

tetradic

#493AD9 #D93A7B #CAD93A #3AD999

square

#493AD9 #D93A7B #CAD93A #3AD999

split-complementary

#493AD9 #D9993A #7BD93A

monochromatic

#221980 #3023B3 #493AD9 #786DE3 #A8A1ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#493AD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#493AD9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AD9

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AD9	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ad9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.229 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e73e6',
    500: '#493ad9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ad9;
$custom-light: #8e73e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ad9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.66,
    "s": 67.66,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47835,
    "c": 0.22914,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AD9

secondary

#D3D995

accent

#EB3DDA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AD9

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

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