#493BA2#493BA2

#493BA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.159 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BA2
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 162)
HSL	hsl(248, 47%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(248, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.15, 34.86, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.15, 64.25, 302.86°)
OKLab	oklab(42.97% 0.0375 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(42.97% 0.159 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.8312, 7.1524, 34.9852)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BA2 #94A23B

analogous

#3B60A2 #493BA2 #7C3BA2

triadic

#493BA2 #A2493B #3BA249

tetradic

#493BA2 #A23B60 #94A23B #3BA27C

square

#493BA2 #A23B60 #94A23B #3BA27C

split-complementary

#493BA2 #A27C3B #60A23B

monochromatic

#211A48 #352B75 #493BA2 #6658C2 #8F85D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#493BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#493BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BA2

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BA2	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.159 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8472be',
    500: '#493ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ba2;
$custom-light: #8472be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.155,
    "s": 46.606,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42973,
    "c": 0.15937,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BA2

secondary

#B4BD7C

accent

#D652C4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BA2

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

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