#493BAA#493BAA

#493BAA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.170 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BAA
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 170)
HSL	hsl(248, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(248, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 65.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 37.42, -57.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 68.78, 302.95°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.0367 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.17 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5651, 7.4459, 38.8502)
Luminance	0.0745 (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

#493BAA #9CAA3B

analogous

#3B64AA #493BAA #813BAA

triadic

#493BAA #AA493B #3BAA49

tetradic

#493BAA #AA3B64 #9CAA3B #3BAA81

square

#493BAA #AA3B64 #9CAA3B #3BAA81

split-complementary

#493BAA #AA813B #64AA3B

monochromatic

#221B4F #352B7D #493BAA #695CC6 #9389D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#493BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#493BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BAA

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BAA	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.170 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c4',
    500: '#493baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493baa;
$custom-light: #8572c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.568,
    "s": 48.472,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43649,
    "c": 0.16993,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BAA

secondary

#B8C080

accent

#D850C7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BAA

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

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