#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
RGBrgb(73, 58, 217)
HSLhsl(246, 68%, 54%)
HSVhsv(246, 73%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(66.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LABlab(36.84, 52.75, -78.65)
CIE-LCHlch(36.84, 94.70, 303.85°)
OKLaboklab(47.84% 0.0298 -0.2272)
OKLCHoklch(47.84% 0.229 277.5)
XYZxyz(16.7810, 9.4509, 66.5721)
Luminance0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##493AD91.007.272.897.27
#FFFFFF7.271.0021.001.00
#0000002.8921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.271.0021.001.00

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

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#493AD9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva