#493BB2#493BB2

#493BB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.180 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB2
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 178)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.47, 39.97, -61.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.47, 73.25, 303.07°)
OKLab	oklab(44.34% 0.0358 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(44.34% 0.18 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3450, 7.7579, 42.9578)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB2 #A4B23B

analogous

#3B69B2 #493BB2 #853BB2

triadic

#493BB2 #B2493B #3BB249

tetradic

#493BB2 #B23B69 #A4B23B #3BB285

square

#493BB2 #B23B69 #A4B23B #3BB285

split-complementary

#493BB2 #B2853B #69B23B

monochromatic

#231D56 #362C84 #493BB2 #6C60CA #978EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#493BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#493BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB2

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB2	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#025A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.180 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772ca',
    500: '#493bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb2;
$custom-light: #8772ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.059,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44344,
    "c": 0.18029,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB2

secondary

#BDC485

accent

#DA4EC9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB2

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

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