#493B60#493B60

#493B60 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.064 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493B60
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 96)
HSL	hsl(263, 24%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(263, 39%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 38.5%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.82, 14.79, -19.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.82, 24.65, 306.88°)
OKLab	oklab(38.36% 0.0327 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(38.36% 0.064 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.4225, 5.3889, 11.7659)
Luminance	0.0539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493B60 #52603B

analogous

#3B3F60 #493B60 #5B3B60

triadic

#493B60 #60493B #3B6049

tetradic

#493B60 #603B3F #52603B #3B605B

square

#493B60 #603B3F #52603B #3B605B

split-complementary

#493B60 #605B3B #3F603B

monochromatic

#0F0C14 #2C243A #493B60 #665286 #846FA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.11

#493B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#493B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493B60

10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493B60	1.00	10.11	2.08	10.11
#FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324161

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35415F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.064 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c718d',
    500: '#493b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493b60;
$custom-light: #7c718d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.703,
    "s": 23.871,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38357,
    "c": 0.06369,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493B60

secondary

#809067

accent

#C0679F

background

#F7F6F8

surface

#EEECF0

border

#C9C7CB

text

#09070C

muted

#7B7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #493B60

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

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