#493BB3#493BB3

#493BB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.182 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB3
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 179)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.56, 40.28, -61.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.56, 73.81, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% 0.0357 -0.178)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.182 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.4458, 7.7982, 43.4885)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB3 #A5B33B

analogous

#3B69B3 #493BB3 #853BB3

triadic

#493BB3 #B3493B #3BB349

tetradic

#493BB3 #B33B69 #A5B33B #3BB385

square

#493BB3 #B33B69 #A5B33B #3BB385

split-complementary

#493BB3 #B3853B #69B33B

monochromatic

#231D57 #362C85 #493BB3 #6D60CB #978EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#493BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#493BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB3

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB3	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.182 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772cb',
    500: '#493bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb3;
$custom-light: #8772cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247,
    "s": 50.42,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44433,
    "c": 0.18157,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB3

secondary

#BDC585

accent

#DA4ECA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB3

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

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