#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
RGBrgb(73, 59, 180)
HSLhsl(247, 51%, 47%)
HSVhsv(247, 67%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(59.4%, 67.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LABlab(33.64, 40.60, -62.29)
CIE-LCHlch(33.64, 74.36, 303.10°)
OKLaboklab(44.52% 0.0355 -0.1794)
OKLCHoklch(44.52% 0.183 281.2)
XYZxyz(12.5473, 7.8388, 44.0230)
Luminance0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##493BB41.008.182.578.18
#FFFFFF8.181.0021.001.00
#0000002.5721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.181.0021.001.00

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

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#493BB4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva