#493BAB#493BAB

#493BAB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.171 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BAB
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 171)
HSL	hsl(248, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(248, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 65.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.88, 37.73, -58.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.88, 69.34, 302.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.74% 0.0366 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(43.74% 0.171 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6600, 7.4839, 39.3503)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BAB #9DAB3B

analogous

#3B65AB #493BAB #813BAB

triadic

#493BAB #AB493B #3BAB49

tetradic

#493BAB #AB3B65 #9DAB3B #3BAB81

square

#493BAB #AB3B65 #9DAB3B #3BAB81

split-complementary

#493BAB #AB813B #65AB3B

monochromatic

#221C50 #362B7D #493BAB #6A5CC7 #938AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#493BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#493BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BAB

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BAB	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.171 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672c5',
    500: '#493bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bab;
$custom-light: #8672c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.5,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43735,
    "c": 0.17123,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BAB

secondary

#B9C181

accent

#D850C7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BAB

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

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