#493BB4#493BB4

#493BB4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.183 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB4
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 180)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 67.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.64, 40.60, -62.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.64, 74.36, 303.10°)
OKLab	oklab(44.52% 0.0355 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(44.52% 0.183 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5473, 7.8388, 44.0230)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB4 #A6B43B

analogous

#3B6AB4 #493BB4 #863BB4

triadic

#493BB4 #B4493B #3BB449

tetradic

#493BB4 #B43B6A #A6B43B #3BB486

square

#493BB4 #B43B6A #A6B43B #3BB486

split-complementary

#493BB4 #B4863B #6AB43B

monochromatic

#241D58 #362C86 #493BB4 #6D61CB #988FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#493BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#493BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB4

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB4	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.183 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772cb',
    500: '#493bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb4;
$custom-light: #8772cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.942,
    "s": 50.628,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44521,
    "c": 0.18285,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB4

secondary

#BEC586

accent

#DA4ECA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB4

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

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