#493BAF#493BAF

#493BAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.176 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BAF
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.22, 39.01, -60.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.22, 71.58, 303.02°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% 0.0362 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.176 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0471, 7.6387, 41.3887)
Luminance	0.0764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.14

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BAF #A1AF3B

analogous

#3B67AF #493BAF #833BAF

triadic

#493BAF #AF493B #3BAF49

tetradic

#493BAF #AF3B67 #A1AF3B #3BAF83

square

#493BAF #AF3B67 #A1AF3B #3BAF83

split-complementary

#493BAF #AF833B #67AF3B

monochromatic

#231C53 #362C81 #493BAF #6B5EC9 #958CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#493BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#493BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BAF

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BAF	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C5970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.176 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672c8',
    500: '#493baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493baf;
$custom-light: #8672c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.241,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44081,
    "c": 0.17643,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BAF

secondary

#BBC383

accent

#D94FC8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BAF

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

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