#493BAD#493BAD

#493BAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.174 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BAD
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 173)
HSL	hsl(247, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 65.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.05, 38.37, -59.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.05, 70.46, 302.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.91% 0.0364 -0.17)
OKLCH	oklch(43.91% 0.174 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.8521, 7.5608, 40.3619)
Luminance	0.0756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BAD #9FAD3B

analogous

#3B66AD #493BAD #823BAD

triadic

#493BAD #AD493B #3BAD49

tetradic

#493BAD #AD3B66 #9FAD3B #3BAD82

square

#493BAD #AD3B66 #9FAD3B #3BAD82

split-complementary

#493BAD #AD823B #66AD3B

monochromatic

#221C52 #362B7F #493BAD #6A5DC8 #948BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#493BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#493BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BAD

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BAD	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.174 282.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.368,
    "s": 49.138,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43908,
    "c": 0.17384,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BAD

secondary

#BAC282

accent

#D94FC8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BAD

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

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