#493BAE#493BAE

#493BAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.175 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BAE
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(247, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, 38.69, -59.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 71.02, 303.01°)
OKLab	oklab(43.99% 0.0363 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(43.99% 0.175 282)
XYZ	xyz(11.9492, 7.5996, 40.8734)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BAE #A0AE3B

analogous

#3B67AE #493BAE #823BAE

triadic

#493BAE #AE493B #3BAE49

tetradic

#493BAE #AE3B67 #A0AE3B #3BAE82

square

#493BAE #AE3B67 #A0AE3B #3BAE82

split-complementary

#493BAE #AE823B #67AE3B

monochromatic

#231C53 #362C80 #493BAE #6B5EC8 #958CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#493BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#493BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BAE

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BAE	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.175 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672c7',
    500: '#493bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bae;
$custom-light: #8672c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.304,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43994,
    "c": 0.17513,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BAE

secondary

#BBC282

accent

#D94FC8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BAE

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

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