#493AE5#493AE5

#493AE5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.243 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493AE5
RGB	rgb(73, 58, 229)
HSL	hsl(245, 77%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(245, 75%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 74.7%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 56.40, -83.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 100.82, 304.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.0273 -0.2415)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.243 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.3989, 10.0980, 75.0930)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493AE5 #D6E53A

analogous

#3A81E5 #493AE5 #9F3AE5

triadic

#493AE5 #E5493A #3AE549

tetradic

#493AE5 #E53A81 #D6E53A #3AE59F

square

#493AE5 #E53A81 #D6E53A #3AE59F

split-complementary

#493AE5 #E59F3A #81E53A

monochromatic

#1E1391 #2A1AC7 #493AE5 #7B70EC #ADA6F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#493AE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#493AE5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493AE5

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493AE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493AE5	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ae5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 58, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.243 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173ef',
    500: '#493ae5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ae5;
$custom-light: #9173ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ae5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.263,
    "s": 76.682,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49021,
    "c": 0.24307,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493AE5

secondary

#DAE19A

accent

#F335E3

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0F0817

muted

#7E7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #493AE5

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

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