#493BAC#493BAC

#493BAC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.173 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BAC
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 172)
HSL	hsl(247, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 65.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.97, 38.05, -58.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.97, 69.90, 302.98°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% 0.0365 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.173 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7557, 7.5222, 39.8542)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BAC #9EAC3B

analogous

#3B65AC #493BAC #823BAC

triadic

#493BAC #AC493B #3BAC49

tetradic

#493BAC #AC3B65 #9EAC3B #3BAC82

square

#493BAC #AC3B65 #9EAC3B #3BAC82

split-complementary

#493BAC #AC823B #65AC3B

monochromatic

#221C51 #362B7E #493BAC #6A5DC7 #948AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#493BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#493BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BAC

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BAC	1.00	8.38	2.50	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.173 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672c6',
    500: '#493bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bac;
$custom-light: #8672c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.434,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43821,
    "c": 0.17254,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BAC

secondary

#BAC181

accent

#D84FC7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BAC

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

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